"May Nintinuga look after me during my life, and when I die may she provide me with clear water in the nether world."
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Nintinugga
was a Babylonian , the consort of Ninurta. She is identical with the goddess of , known as Bau (cuneiform: 𒀭𒁀𒌑 Dba-u2), or Baba though it would seem that the two were originally independent. She is later known as Gula and in medical incantations, Bēlet or Balāti, also as the Azugallatu the "great healer", the same as her son Damu. Other names borne by this goddess are Nin-Karrak, Nin Ezen, Ga-tum-dug and Nm-din-dug.
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