Ningublaga
Ningublaga is mentioned in association with Nanshe in hymns.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ištaran, Ninazu, Igišta, Numushda, Kušuḫ, Yarikh, Nineigara, Ninurima, Nimintabba, Lugalirra, Meslamtaea, Shullat, Hanish, Šarur, Šargaz, Ninnisig, Erragal, Enki, Nisaba, Ningirsu, Nanshe, Dumuzi-abzu, Nin-MAR.KI, Hendursaga, Nindara, Ningishzida, Shul-utula, Damgalnuna, Haya, Enlil, Shamash, An, Ninisina, Nanna, Ninurta, Nergal, Inanna, Utu, Ištar
- syncretized with
- Alammuš
- sibling of
- Alammuš
- allied with
- Alammuš
Mentioned by
- Enki
- Nisaba
- Ningirsu
- Nanshe
- Dumuzi-abzu
- Nin-MAR.KI
- Hendursaga
- Nindara
- Ningishzida
- Shul-utula
- Damgalnuna
- Haya
- Enlil
- Shamash
- An
- Ninisina
and 8 more
Sources
Source passages
“Additional members of the pantheon mentioned in association with her in hymns include Nisaba, Haya, Ningublaga, Ningishzida and Ištaran, though in the case of the last two the context in which they appear is unclear.”
#11225 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“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."”
#11265 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The single attestation of dIGI.DU as a representation of the name of Alammuš is an astronomical text is presumed to be the result of confusion between him and Ningublaga, the "Little Twins", with Lugal-Irra and Meslamtaea, the "Great Twins".”
#13628 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“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.”
#19477 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The analogous name "Little Twins" (mulMAŠ.TAB.BA.TUR.TUR) was used to refer to Alammuš and Ningublaga. This pair in turn can be identified as Delta Geminorum and Zeta Geminorum.”
#39135 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5