Ningishzida (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄑𒍣𒁕 DNIN.G̃IŠ.ZID.DA, possible meaning "Lord [of the] Good Tree") was a Mesopotamian deity of vegetation, the underworld...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mušḫuššu, dedicated to Ningishzida (21st century BC short chronology). The caduceus (right) is interpreted as depicting god Ningishzida. Inscription; "To the...

the god Ninazu is identified as the patron of healing, and his son, Ningishzida, is depicted with a serpent and staff symbol (Bunn 1967:618) Besides...

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...

of vegetation is also associated with the travel to the underworld of Ningishzida. Other examples of vegetation deities include: Adonis (Greek) Attis (Greek)...

creatures that came to investigate them. In Mesopotamian mythology, Ningishzida is sometimes depicted as a serpent with horns. In other depictions, he...

originally named the "forbidden fruit" of Barbados. Medieval popular Bible Ningishzida Pomme d'Adammo Serpent seed Genesis 2:16–17 Genesis 3:4–5 Quran 7:19...

attendant to the Hurrian storm-god Tishpak, as well as, later, Ninazu's son Ningishzida, the Babylonian national god Marduk, the scribal god Nabu, and the Assyrian...

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Nammu Nanaya Nisaba Shala Šumugan Nanna/Sin Nergal Ninazu Ninegal Ningal Ningishzida Ninhursag Ninisina Ninlil Ninshubur Pabilsag Papsukkal Sarpanit Sebitti...

Mythological creatures in Indian religions Nehushtan – Brass serpent in Torah Ningishzida – Mesopotamian god Phurba – Tibetan ritual implement This interpretation...

identified as her, with the mythical beast serving as a representation of Ningishzida, her husband in the local tradition. The mushussu was portrayed looking...

Angeles County Museum of Art (US) Statue of Gudea I, dedicated to the god Ningishzida; 2120 BC (the Neo-Sumerian period); height: 46 cm (20 in), width: 33 cm...

known as Ninazimua, was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as the wife of Ningishzida. Ninazimua is the original spelling of the name of this goddess, attested...

Ereshkigal Erra (god) Ugur (Hurrian religion; also a sukkal of Nergal) Ninazu Ningishzida Allani Enmesharra, a primordial deity described as "lord of the underworld"...

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Emesh, Sumerian god of vegetation Kishar, goddess representing the earth Ningishzida, vegetation god Ninhursag, Sumerian mother goddess associated with the...

Marduk-apla-iddina II from Uruk describes his rebuilding of the temple of Ningishzida built by the Ur III ruler Shulgi alongside the ziggurat of E-Anna. The...

with the underworld. He functioned as the sukkal (attendant deity) of Ningishzida, and most likely was a dying god similar to Dumuzi and Damu, but his...

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a god of the underworld who could also be portrayed as a war deity Ningishzida, a god of the underworld who like his father Ninazu could be portrayed...

to have existed as a Mesopotamian snake-god, similar or identical to Ningishzida, a god who served as mediator between humans and the divine, especially...

attendant to the Hurrian storm-god Tishpak, as well as, later, Ninazu's son Ningishzida, the Babylonian national god Marduk, the scribal god Nabu, and the Assyrian...