نانایا یا نانای ایزدبانو عشق سومر و اکد بود که ارتباط نزدیکی با اینانا دارد. آیین او در اعصار پیش از تاریخ به ماوراءالنهر رفته بود، و در زمان اشکانیان هنوز در آن مناطق ستایش می شد در زمان اشکانیان در شهر نسا معبدی داشت و هنوز در این زمان آیینهای کهن از جمله روسپیگری در معبد، زنده بود.[1]
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