Nanibgal
deity sky Mesopotamian single tradition · 1
Nanibgal was regarded as Ennugi's wife. This theonym was often treated as an epithet or alternate name of Nisaba, but at some point came to designate a separate deity. According to An = Anum, Nanibgal fulfilled the same role in Ninlil's court as Ennugi did in Enlil's.
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -500
- Historical notes
- Appears in god lists separately from Nisaba but no evidence of independent worship; one theophoric name Ur-Nanibgal known.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Gā'u, Kusu, Ninmada, Gugalanna, Marduk, Enlil, Haya, Ereshkigal, Ninsar, Enmesharra, Suen, Mandanu, Ninkasi, Ninimma
- syncretized with
- Nisaba
- serves
- Ninlil
- consort of
- Ennugi
- manifested by
- Nisaba
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The goddess Nanibgal was regarded as Ennugi's wife. This theonym was often treated as an epithet or alternate name of Nisaba. However, at some point it came to designate a separate deity.”
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