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Gugalanna

deity underworld Mesopotamian single tradition · 1

Gugalanna is the husband of Ereshkigal. His name can be translated as 'canal inspector of An.' Jeremy Black and Anthony Green proposed that Ennugi might have been considered analogous to Gugalanna.

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – -500
Historical notes
Mesopotamian underworld deity, husband of Ereshkigal, name translates as 'canal inspector of An.'

Relationships

consort of
Ereshkigal
co occurs with
Marduk, Enlil, Nisaba, Haya, Ninlil, Ninsar, Enmesharra, Suen, Mandanu, Ninkasi, Ninimma, Ennugi, Nanibgal, Gā'u, Kusu, Ninmada

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Ennugi

Source passages

“Jeremy Black and Anthony Green proposed that Ennugi might have been considered analogous to Gugalanna, the husband of Ereshkigal, because the latter's name can be translated as 'canal inspector of An'.”

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