Ningishzida (Sumerian: đđ©đđđŁđ DNIN.GÌIĆ .ZID.DA, possible meaning "Lord [of the] Good Tree") was a Mesopotamian deity of vegetation, the underworld...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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MuĆĄáž«uĆĄĆĄu, dedicated to Ningishzida (21st century BC short chronology). The caduceus (right) is interpreted as depicting god Ningishzida. Inscription; "To the...
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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...
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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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of vegetation is also associated with the travel to the underworld of Ningishzida. Other examples of vegetation deities include: Adonis (Greek) Attis (Greek)...
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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...
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creatures that came to investigate them. In Mesopotamian mythology, Ningishzida is sometimes depicted as a serpent with horns. In other depictions, he...
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originally named the "forbidden fruit" of Barbados. Medieval popular Bible Ningishzida Pomme d'Adammo Serpent seed Genesis 2:16â17 Genesis 3:4â5 Quran 7:19...
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Nammu Nanaya Nisaba Shala Ć umugan Nanna/Sin Nergal Ninazu Ninegal Ningal Ningishzida Ninhursag Ninisina Ninlil Ninshubur Pabilsag Papsukkal Sarpanit Sebitti...
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Nammu Nanaya Nisaba Shala Ć umugan Nanna/Sin Nergal Ninazu Ninegal Ningal Ningishzida Ninhursag Ninisina Ninlil Ninshubur Pabilsag Papsukkal Sarpanit Sebitti...
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Nammu Nanaya Nisaba Shala Ć umugan Nanna/Sin Nergal Ninazu Ninegal Ningal Ningishzida Ninhursag Ninisina Ninlil Ninshubur Pabilsag Papsukkal Sarpanit Sebitti...
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identified as her, with the mythical beast serving as a representation of Ningishzida, her husband in the local tradition. The mushussu was portrayed looking...
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Angeles County Museum of Art (US) Statue of Gudea I, dedicated to the god Ningishzida; 2120Â BC (the Neo-Sumerian period); height: 46Â cm (20Â in), width: 33Â cm...
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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...
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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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Telloh 1924 Ningishzida New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art 59.2 Q diorite 0.33m sitting clandestine excavations, Telloh 1924 Ningishzida body in Baghdad...
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Judaism portal Islam portal Book of the Heavenly Cow Deal with the Devil Ningishzida Paradise Lost by John Milton Kvam, Kristen E.; Schearing, Linda S.; Ziegler...
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Nammu Nanaya Nisaba Shala Ć umugan Nanna/Sin Nergal Ninazu Ninegal Ningal Ningishzida Ninhursag Ninisina Ninlil Ninshubur Pabilsag Papsukkal Sarpanit Sebitti...
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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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Emesh, Sumerian god of vegetation Kishar, goddess representing the earth Ningishzida, vegetation god Ninhursag, Sumerian mother goddess associated with the...
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Mythological creatures in Indian religions Nehushtan â Brass serpent in Torah Ningishzida â Mesopotamian god Phurba â Tibetan ritual implement This interpretation...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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