| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Goddess name "Nin-Imma" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Fertility goddess. Deification of the female sex organs, fathered by Enki with Ninkurra.... |
| Goddess name "Nin-s ar (lady plant)" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | Minor mother goddess. Nin-s.ar is linked briefly as consort to either Enlil (her father) or Enki by whom, after nine days of gestation, she gave birth to the goddess Ninkurra who, in turn, became the mother of the goddess Uttu.... |
| God name "Ninazu" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | Chthonic god. Less frequently encountered in the texts than NERGAL. Son of ENLIL and NINLIL or, in alternative traditions, of ERES KIGAL and the father of Ning-is-zida. The patron deity of Es nunna until superseded by TISPAK. His sanctuaries are the E-sikil and E-kurma. Also identified as a god of healing, he is (unlike Nergal) generally benevolent.... |
| Goddess name "Nindara" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | God. The consort of the goddess NANS E.... |
| God name "Nindub" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | God. Locally known and identified with the city state of Lagas .... |
| God name "Ninegal (strong-armed lord)" | Mesopotamian / Babylonian Akkadian | God of smiths. A minor patron deity.... |
| Goddess name "Ningal (great queen)" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Reed goddess. Ningal is the daughter of ENKI and NINGIKUGA and the consort of the moon god NANNA by whom she bore UTU... |
| Goddess name "Ningikuga (lady of the pure reed)" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Goddess of reeds and marshes. One of the consorts of ENKI and the daughter of AN and NAMMU.... |
| Deity name "Ningilin" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Obscure deity. His symbol is probably the mongoose. Also Ninkilim.... |
| God name "Ningirama" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | God of magic. A minor deity invoked particularly as a protection against snakes.... |
| God name "Ningirsu" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Tutelary god. His mother is NINHURSAGa A. Known from the city of Lagas (Girsu) where Gudea built a major temple in his honor, the Eninnu. His symbol is a lion-headed eagle and his weapon the mace S, arur. Texts describe Ningirsu making a journey to Eridu to notify the god ENKI of Gudea's achievement.... |
| God name "Ningishzida" | Sumerian | An underworld Mesopotamian deity, the patron of Medicine, and also a God of nature. His name in Sumerian means "lord of the good tree". Sumerian |
| God name "Ningiszida" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / BabylonianAkkadian | The god of light coming from the horizon. Tutelary god of Gudea of Lagas,, the son of NINAZU. Identified in Akkadian texts and on a seal of Gudea. Also GISZIDA.... |
| Goddess name "Niniiniinna" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Fertility goddess. A daughter of An and Uras and probably an alternative name for Istar. She is the consort of the god Pabilsag and is mentioned in respect of a sanctuary built by warad Sin during the Isin dynasty. Texts describe her going to present Enlil with gifts in Nippur. Other inscriptions suggest she was the mother of the god Damu (Dumuzi).... |
| God name "Ninkarnunna" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Barber god. An attendant of the god Ninurta.... |
| God name "Ninkigal" | Mesopotamian / BabylonianAkkadian | Chthonic god. Worshiped at Ur and Umma during the period of the third dynasty of Ur. Celebrations included the eses monthly lunar festivals.... |
| Goddess name "Ninkurra" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Minor mother goddess. Ninkurra is linked briefly as consort to Enlil (her grandfather), by whom after nine days of gestation she gave birth to the goddess Uttu. In alternative mythology she was the mother of Nin-imma, the deification of female sex organs.... |
| Goddess name "Ninlil" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian | Goddess of the air and of grain. She is the daughter of the god of stores, Haia, and the barley goddess, Ninsebargunnu. The consort of the air god Enlil, who impregnated her with water to create the moon god Nana, she also conceived the underworld god Nergal when Enlil impregnated her disguised as the gateman of Nippur. In a similar manner she conceived the underworld god Ninazu when Enlil impregnated her disguised as the man of the river of the nether world, the man-devouring river. According to some texts she is also the mother of Ninurta, the god of the plough and thunderstorms.... |
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