141:, where Nunura is explained as "Ea of the potter".. It is presumed this is an example of a broader late tendence of equating artisan deities with him, in Nunura's case possibly made easier by the resemblance of his name to the magical formula
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from a pure place". It is presumed that it was a real container used in the ritual, as the passage appears to also invoke other deities, for example
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