Each field had its protecting spirit, but for the city as a whole, a local deity, whose rule mirrored the control of the human chief over his subjects, alone was available.
To him who watched over all things pertaining to the welfare of the territory coming under his jurisdiction, various attributes, as occasion required, were ascribed, and quite apart from his original character, the god could thus be regarded, as the warrior and the peaceful husbandman at the same time.
Bau.
Perhaps the most prominent of the goddesses in the ancient Babylonian period was Bau.

One of the rulers of Lagash has embodied the name of the goddess in his name, calling himself Ur-Bau.

It is natural, therefore, to find him more especially devoted to the worship of this deity.

He does not tire of singing her praises, and of speaking of the temple he erected in her honor.

Still, Ur-Bau does not stand alone in his devotion; Uru-kagina, Gudea, and others refer to Bau frequently, while in the incantation texts, she is invoked as the great mother, who gives birth to mankind and restores the body to health.