Ninmug
deity intermediate Mesopotamian single tradition · 4
Ninmug was originally the wife of Ishum. In later periods, Hendursaga was instead associated with Ninmug.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 0
- Historical notes
- In later periods, Hendursaga was instead associated with Ninmug, who was originally the wife of Ishum.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Lugalurub, Asalluhi, Geshtinanna, SI.A-tum, Ishum, Lugala'abba, NIN-ĝa'uga, Abzumaḫ, Enki, Gatumdug, Dumuzi-abzu, Nin-MAR.KI, Nindara, Inanna, Ninshubur, Shamash, Adad, Shala, Ningirsu, Nanshe, Shara, Išḫara, Dagan, Ninisina
- consort of
- Hendursaga, Ishum
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“In later periods, Hendursaga was instead associated with Ninmug, who was originally the wife of Ishum.”
#10973 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“This function is also well attested for other spouses of popular deities, such as Ninmug and Shala, the wives of Ishum and Adad”
#15757 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Wilfred G. Lambert maintained that she was the same deity as Ninmug, but according to Gianni Marchesi they were only confused with each other.”
#39073 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001