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
aspect of
Geshtinanna

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Sources

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