Nisroch
deity single tradition · 2
Nisroch is a deity that the Persians are said to have been led by the devil to construct and worship, according to one manuscript of Jacob of Serugh's On the Fall of the Idols.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 BCE
- Attested period
- -700 – -700
- Historical notes
- Possibly a scribal error for Nimrod or Ninurta.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Ninurta
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“manuscript of Jacob of Serugh's On the Fall of the Idols, wherein the Persians are said to have been led by the devil to construct and worship Nishra. However, Abbé Martin prefers the reading of another manuscript, "Nisroch".”
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“Later in the Old Testament, in both 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38, King Sennacherib of Assyria is reported to have been murdered by his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer in the temple of "Nisroch", which is most likely a scribal error for "Nimrod".”
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