Nisaba
Culture & Region
Mesopotamia (Sumer)
Time Period
c. 3rd millennium BCE onwards
Domains
Writingscribal artsgrainwisdomaccountingastronomy
Symbols & Animals
Stylusclay tabletgrainstars
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Eresh
- Umma
Key Myths & Stories
Patron of scribes; teaches writing; grain goddess transformed to scribe goddess
Related Deities
≈ Nabu (male scribe god); ≈ Thoth/Seshat (Egyptian writing)