Ninazu

deity underworld Sumerian single tradition · 12

Ninazu is a Sumerian deity whose name includes the cuneiform sign NIN. While "nin" is often translated as a feminine noble title, it was grammatically neutral and can be found in the names of male deities as well, in which case it instead means "lord."

↻ synthesized from 12 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in earliest Sumerian texts.

Relationships

consort of
Ningiridda
served by
Ipahum

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Sources

Source passages

“While "nin" is often translated as a feminine noble title, it was grammatically neutral and can be found in the names of male deities as well, for example Ningirsu, Ninazu and Ningublaga, in which case it instead means "lord."”

#11264 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“alongside Ninazu, Ningishzida, Ishtaran and Tishpak he can be considered one of the members of a category of deities he refers to as the "Transtigridian snake gods"”

#11770 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“As the son of Enlil, Ninurta's siblings include: Nanna, Nergal, Ninazu, Enbilulu, and sometimes Inanna.”

#12110 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Ninazu”

#12237 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Some researchers believe that Ninazu originally fulfilled this function, with Ereshkigal only becoming a significant ruler of the land of the dead in Sumerian imagination at a later point in time.”

#12499 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001