Ninegal
deity Mesopotamian religion single tradition · 3
Ninegal is a deity. References to Geshtinanna are known from personal letters from the Old Babylonian period, though they are uncommon; the frequency of her appearances in them is lower than that of popular deities, such as Ishtar, Annunitum, Aya, Ninsianna or Gula, and comparable to Ninmug's, Ninkarrak's or Ninegal's.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 0
- Historical notes
- Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and later Babylonian texts.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Bēlet-balāṭi, Ninimma, Ipte-bit, Ikšudum, Shara, Išḫara, Dagan, Ningirsu, Nanshe, Ninisina, Geshtinanna, SI.A-tum, Inanna, Manungal, Igigi, Anu, Enlil, Nanaya, Nisaba, Ninshubur, Dumuzi, Ninsun, Birtum, Ninurta, Nergal, Urash, Inshushinak, Ishmekarab
- aspect of
- Nungal
- parent of
- Lagamal
Mentioned by
- Shara
- Išḫara
- Dagan
- Ningirsu
- Nanshe
- Ninisina
- Geshtinanna
- SI.A-tum
- Inanna
- Manungal
- Igigi
- Anu
- Enlil
- Nanaya
- Nisaba
- Ninshubur
and 8 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“There are also records of offerings being made to her alongside Inanna, Ninegal and Annunitum.”
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“His mother was Ninegal. In a Neo-Babylonian god list from the temple of Nabu in Babylon Lagamal appears after Urash and Ninegal. In an incantation against field pests, Lagamal appears alongside Urash's sukkal (attendant deity) Ipte-bit.”
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