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Ningishzida (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄑𒍣𒁕 DNIN.G̃IŠ.ZID.DA,
possible meaning "Lord [of the] Good Tree") was a
Mesopotamian deity of vegetation, the underworld...
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known as Ni****mua, was a
Mesopotamian goddess regarded as the wife of
Ningishzida. Ni****mua is the
original spelling of the name of this goddess, attested...
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though he
shared this
epithet shared with many deities,
including his son
Ningishzida, Nergal,
Nirah and the
primordial deity Enmesharra.
Ninazu was also regarded...
- as Ninazu,
originally regarded as her
husband but
later as a son, and
Ningishzida. In
Sumerian mythology,
Ereshkigal was the
queen of the underworld. Some...
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imagery of the
caduceus is
rooted in
Mesopotamia with the
Sumerian god
Ningishzida; his symbol, a
staff with two
snakes intertwined around it,
dates back...
- dies and
meets Ningishzida,
along with Dumuzid, in the underworld. Gudea, the
Sumerian king of the city-state of Lagash,
revered Ningishzida as his personal...
- Mušḫuššu,
dedicated to
Ningishzida (21st
century BC
short chronology). The
caduceus (right) is
interpreted as
depicting god
Ningishzida. Inscription; "To the...
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Nammu Nanaya Nisaba Shala Šumugan Nanna/Sin
Nergal Ninazu Ninegal Ningal Ningishzida Ninhursag Ninisina Ninlil Ninshubur Pabilsag Papsukkal Sarpanit Sebitti...
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Sumerian religion and art, as in the "Libation vase of Gudea",
dedicated to
Ningishzida by the
Sumerian ruler Gudea (21st
century BCE
short chronology). The...
- a
Mesopotamian goddess regarded as the wife of
Ninazu and
mother of
Ningishzida.
Little is
known about her
character beyond her
relation to
these two...
