Ningal
Ningal is the wife of the moon god. Nanshe was integrated into her circle of deities in Ur during the Old Babylonian period.
↻ synthesized from 8 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Old Babylonian period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Nammu, Ara, Apsu, Alammuš, Kušuḫ, Yarikh, Nineigara, Ninurima, Nimintabba, Ninkar, Ea, Mamu, Mamud, Kittum, Šapšu, Eyan, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Lahar, Kotharat, Ḫiriḫibi, ybrdmy, Manzat, Sherida, Pinikir, Shimige, Tiwaz, Bunene, Lipparuma, Mišaru, Lugalirra, Iškur, Rammanu, Dagānu, Amurru, Meslamtaea, Sebitti, Enki, Ningirsu, Dumuzi-abzu, Nin-MAR.KI, Hendursaga, Nindara, Ningirima, Shul-utula, Aya, Ninkarrak, Šimige, Ishum, Baal, Pidray, Lugalbanda, Ḫepat, Ayu-Ikalti, Šauška, Ninurta, Anu, Enlil, Teshub, Adad, Shala, Gibil, ʿAṯtar, Nergal
- allied with
- Nanshe
- parent of
- Inanna, Utu, Ningublaga, Numushda, Shamash, Utu/Shamash, Inanna/Ishtar, Adad/Iškur, Ištar
- syncretized with
- Nikkal
- child of
- divine ancestors
Mentioned by
- Enki
- Ningirsu
- Dumuzi-abzu
- Nin-MAR.KI
- Hendursaga
- Nindara
- Ningirima
- Shul-utula
- Aya
- Ninkarrak
- Šimige
- Ishum
- Baal
- Pidray
- Lugalbanda
- Ḫepat
and 12 more
Sources
Source passages
“In Ur in the Old Babylonian period, Nanshe came to be integrated into the circle of deities associated with Ningal, the wife of the moon god.”
#11230 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Aya was regarded as the daughter-in-law of his parents Suen and Ningal and sister-in-law of his sister Ishtar.”
#15768 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The moon god Nanna (Sin) and his wife Ningal were regarded as his parents, while his twin sister was Inanna (Ishtar). Occasionally other goddesses, such as Manzat and Pinikir, could be regarded as his sisters too.”
#17233 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Her role is sometimes compared and contrasted with that of Nikkal, a similar derivative of Mesopotamian Ningal”
#17357 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The goddess Ningal was regarded as Sin's wife. Their best attested children are Inanna (Ishtar) and Utu (Shamash), though other deities, for example Ningublaga or Numushda, could be regarded as members of their family too.”
#19474 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001