Ninmah was the Mesopotamian goddess of fertility, mountains, and rulers, as well as wife of Enki. When Enki created humans, all the gods got drunk and started making some bad choices. Ninmah told Enki that she could do whatever and make a human with whatever fate she wanted, good or bad, and so Enki in turn started giving good fates to the humans that Ninmah gave bad fates to.