nunuz stone
English
editEtymology
editFrom Sumerian 𒉭 (nunuz, “egg”) + stone.
Noun
editnunuz stone (plural nunuz stones)
- A type of ancient Sumerian carved oval or ovoid ornamental stone.
- 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 177:
- At the fourth gate the twin nunuz stones at Inanna's breast are removed; at the fifth gate, the gold ring of her hand; at the sixth gate, the breast plate which says "Come, man, Come"; and finally, at the seventh gate, the "pala garment" of her ladyship is removed.