Magillum Boat
deity underworld Sumerian single tradition · 1
The Magillum Boat carries the souls of the dead to the Underworld. It is an opponent of Ninurta in the myth of the Slain Heroes. Black and Green describe these opponents as bizarre minor deities.
When
- First attested
- 1700 BCE
- Attested period
- -1700 – -1500
- Historical notes
- Appears in Sumerian Georgica.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- strong copper, Enki, serpent, An, Wild Ram, Palm Tree King, Kulianna the Mermaid
- enemy of
- Ninurta
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Some of these foes are inanimate objects, such as the Magillum Boat, which carries the souls of the dead to the Underworld”
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