Ninkar or Ninkara (from kár, "to light up") was one of the names of Aya according to An = Anum (tablet III, line 126). However, this theonym initially referred to a separate deity, presumably considered to be the goddess of daylight.
The name Ninkar or Ninkara (derived from kár, "to brighten") was among the titles of Aya as recorded in tablet III, line 126 by An = Anum. However, at first, this divine epithet referred to a separate deity, likely the goddess of illumination.