Sirtur


Sirtur is a goddess in Sumerian, Babylonian, and Akkadian mythology. She is a goddess of sheep and is known from inscriptions and passing comments in texts. She became syncretized with the goddess Ninsun. She was the mother of Dumuzid.
It has been suggested that she was symbolized by the ewe, according to Kimbell curators. Although sacred lambs are also associated with the mother goddess Ninhursag.