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Ennugigi

deity underworld Mesopotamian single tradition · 1

Ennugigi is a Mesopotamian underworld deity who served as one of the gatekeepers of the underworld. He is attested in multiple sources including the myth Nergal and Ereshkigal. Despite the similarity of names, he was most likely not the same deity as Ennugi.

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – -500
Historical notes
Attested in the myth Nergal and Ereshkigal and other sources as an underworld gatekeeper.

Relationships

co occurs with
Ninamaškuga, Ninkilim, Alulu, Ninurta, Lisin, Suen, Nuska, Ennugi

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Ennugi

Source passages

“he most likely was not the same deity as Ennugigi, who is attested in a number of sources, including the myth Nergal and Ereshkigal, as one of the gatekeepers of the underworld”

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