Ishum
Ishum is a deity. Ninmug was originally the wife of Ishum.
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 0
- Historical notes
- Middle Babylonian period
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Šī-šarrat, Šulinkatte, Zilipuri, Asalluhi, Ninlil, Erra, Ereshkigal, Mammitum, Simut, Kumarbi, Ningal, Ea, Suen, Šapšu, Eyan, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Lahar, Nanna, Manzat, Mamu, Kittum, Pinikir, Shimige, Hebat, Shuwaliyat, Alḫe, Lugala'abba, NIN-ĝa'uga, Abzumaḫ, Nupatik, Enki, Ningirsu, Nanshe, Gatumdug, Dumuzi-abzu, Nin-MAR.KI, Hendursaga, Nindara, Lugalurub, Enlil, Lases, Aštabi, Ugur, Inanna, Ninshubur, Annunitum, Adad, Shala, Šimige, Sin, Aya, Ištar, Resheph, Nabarbi, Allani, Shuwala, Gula, Ninkarrak
- consort of
- Ninmug
- serves
- Nergal
- syncretized with
- ‘Iṯum
Mentioned by
- Nupatik
- Enki
- Ningirsu
- Nanshe
- Gatumdug
- Dumuzi-abzu
- Nin-MAR.KI
- Hendursaga
- Nindara
- Lugalurub
- Enlil
- Lases
- Aštabi
- Ugur
- Inanna
- Ninshubur
and 19 more
Sources
Source passages
“In later periods, Hendursaga was instead associated with Ninmug, who was originally the wife of Ishum.”
#10979 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“It has been noted that Ugur was replaced in his role by Ishum contemporarily with the spread of the use of dU.GUR as a writing of Nergal's name.”
#13621 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“After the Old Babylonian period, Ishum replaced him as Nergal's attendant.”
#13847 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to Joan Goodnick Westenholz another deity considered to be their child was Ishum.”
#15773 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The dawn goddess Aya (Sherida) was his wife, and multiple texts describe their daily reunions taking place on a mountain where the sun was believed to set. Among their children were Kittum, the personification of truth, dream deities such as Mamu, as well as the god Ishum.”
#17242 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001