Bau (goddess)

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title: Bau (goddess)
text: Bau (cuneiform: 𒀭𒁀𒌑 dBa-U2; also romanized as Baba or Babu) was a Mesopotamian goddess. The reading of her name is a subject of debate among researchers, though Bau is considered the conventional spelling today. While initially regarded simply as a life-giving deity, in some cases associated with the creation of mankind, over the course of the third and second millennia BCE she also acquired the role of a healing goddess. She could be described as a divine midwife. In art she could be depicted i
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description: Mesopotamian goddess
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date created: 2003-07-20T05:18:35Z
date modified: 2024-08-29T20:33:37Z
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