Lisin

deity earth Mesopotamian single tradition · 4

Lisin is a deity who is attested as a parent of Urnunta-ea (An = Anum tablet II, line 77).

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in An = Anum tablet II, line 77.

Relationships

parent of
Urnunta-ea
sibling of
Lillu, Panigingarra
child of
Šulpae, Ninhursag

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Sources

Source passages

“Another goddess from this group, Urnunta-ea, could be addressed as a daughter of Bau and Ningirsu as early as during the reigns of Urukagina and Ur-Ningirsu I, though she is also attested as a child of Lisin (An = Anum tablet II, line 77).”

#10906 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“He is also mentioned in the text Lipit-Ishtar and the Plow as one of multiple deities partaking in fieldworks, the other ones being Ninurta, Lisin, Suen, Nuska and Ninamaškuga”

#38936 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“In a later incantation which served as a part of temple renovation rituals, referred to as The First Brick by Wilfred G. Lambert, Ningishzida is mentioned in a similar context alongside many other deities, such as Lisin”

#39355 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“In addition to aforementioned Ashgi, deities regarded as the children of Šulpae and Ninhursag include Lisin, Panigingarra and Lillu, possibly identical with the first of these four.”

#39811 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001