| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Ninazu" | Sumeria | A god of the underworld, and of healing. Sumeria |
| 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 The patron deity of Es nunna until superseded by TISPAK.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.... |
| 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 "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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