Ninšar

In mythic tradition Ninšar appears in genealogical sequences: in Enki and Ninhursag she is presented as a daughter of Enki and Ninhursag and in turn becomes the mother of Ninkurra. She is also enumerated among the seven assistants (Šassūrātu) of Ninmah in mythic texts, functioning as one of a group of helper/attendant deities created to carry out specific productive and domestic tasks.

Literary passages portray her as a young, graceful woman; one retelling of Enki and Ninhursag records a line indicating Enki's attraction to her ('Is this nice Ninsar not to be kissed'). Beyond general youth and grace, surviving sources do not provide detailed physical description.

Functioning as the divine butcher and cook, she is called epithets such as 'butcher of Ekur' and 'she who makes the food good,' and is described performing slaughter of cattle and sheep and preparing food destined for divine consumption. She also functions as a household artisan/housekeeper (in some contexts called nagar, 'artisan' or 'carpenter'), showing polyvalent workshop and domestic skills. As a named attendant in temple and mythic households she participates in provision and ritual supply roles rather than cosmic-level action.