Hušbišag
deity underworld Sumerian single tradition · 2
Hušbišag was the wife of Namtar. She was called the "stewardess of the underworld."
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 0
- Historical notes
- Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ḫedimmeku, Mardula'anki, Lugal-namtarra, Asag, Enlil, Nergal, Šulpae, Ninshubur, Ereshkigal
- consort of
- Nam-tar
- parent of
- Hemdikug
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“According to the god list An = Anum, Namtar had a wife, Hušbišag, known also from various myths and incantations. She was called the "stewardess of the underworld."”
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“Hušbišag or Hushbishag (𒀭𒄭𒄊𒁉𒊷) is a Sumerian netherworld goddess. She is the wife of Namtar and mother of Hemdikug, a daughter.”
#36897 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001