Azimua
deity underworld Mesopotamian single tradition · 3
Azimua is the wife of Ningishzida. She is syncretised with Geshtinanna, and could be described as a scribe of the underworld.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -600
- Historical notes
- Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- consort of
- Ningishzida
- syncretized with
- Geshtinanna
- co occurs with
- Ninpumuna, Ningirida, Alla-gula, Irnina, Ningiridda, Amashilama, Labarshilama, Ekurritum, Ipahum, Gishbandagirizal, Lugalsaparku, Lugalshude, Namengarshudu, Usheg, Belet-Seri, Ašratum, Gubarra, Ninazu, Alla, Anu, Enlil, Gilgamesh, Bau, Ningirsu, Dumuzi, Damu, Enmesharra, Amurru, Ashratum
- aspect of
- Geshtinanna
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Furthermore, Ningishzida's wife Azimua, syncretised with Geshtinanna, could be described as a scribe of the underworld too.”
#36880 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“He was also venerated in Ur, where he appears in offering lists alongside Ninazu, Ningirida, Ningishzida, Azimua and Ninpumuna.”
#38798 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“the god list An = Anum listing two, Azimua (elsewhere also called Ninazimua) and Ekurritum...Azimua shared Gesthinanna's role as an underworld scribe, and her name could also function as a title of Geshtinanna”
#39372 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5