Nuska
deity sky Mesopotamian single tradition · 2
Nuska is Enlil's assistant. Enlil asks Nuska to summon Birtum.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -1000
- Historical notes
- Known from hymns; held authority to issue orders to Ennugi.
Relationships
- serves
- Enlil
- allied with
- Lisin, Ninamaškuga
- served by
- Ennugi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In a late version of the myth of Anzû, Enlil asks his assistant Nuska to summon Birtum. While the fragment in which he explains to Birtum why he needs his help is missing, in the subsequent section of the text he congratulates Ninurta (who he addresses as his lord) on behalf of Enlil”
#38783 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“A hymn to Nuska states that he was responsible for issuing orders to Ennugi.”
#38966 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5