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Means "the just hand of heaven", deriving from the Sumerian elements šu ("hand, portion, share"), an ("heaven, sky"), and the genetive suffix na. Name borne by a Mesopotamian goddess that was mainly worshipped in Nippur. She was thought of as a secondary spouse of the god Enlil, and also played a role in the myth of Enki and Ninmah, where she is one of the seven minor goddesses that helps to create mankind.