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He also had a temple in Lagash, the E-badbarra, "house, outer wall." Yet another one was built in Girsu by Gudea, though its name is unknown. This ruler considered him to be his personal god. In one of his inscriptions, Ningishzida is named a participant in a festival celebrating the marriage between
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In some inscriptions of Gudea, Ningishzida was associated with Ningirsu, with one of them mentioning that he was tasked with delivering gifts for the latter's wife Bau. Such a role was customarily associated with trusted associates and close friends in ancient Mesopotamian culture, indicating that
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Ningishzida could be associated with Dumuzi, on account of their shared character as dying gods of vegetation. A lamentation text known as "In the Desert by the Early Grass" lists both of them among the mourned deities. The absence of both of them was believed to take place each year between
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Ningishzida's titles connect him to plants and agriculture. He was frequently mentioned in connection with grass, which he was believed to provide for domestic animals. The death of vegetation was associated with his annual travel to the underworld. The "tree" in his name might be
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snake gods," who according to him shared a connection with the underworld, justice, vegetation and snakes. A further similarity between Ningishzida and his father was his occasional role as a warrior god, associated with victory (and as a result with the goddess
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mid-summer and mid-winter. The association is also present in astrological treatises. Some lamentations go as far as regarding Ningishzida and Dumuzi as one and the same. As dwellers of the underworld, both of them could be on occasion associated with
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stating it was rebuilt during his reign. He is attested in offering lists from that city from the Ur III and Old Babylonian periods, sometimes alongside Ningubalaga. In later sources, up to the reign of the Persian emperor
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god, also known as the sukkal of his father Ninazu. Other deities who belonged to his court include Gishbandagirizal, Lugalsaparku, Lugalshude, Namengarshudu, Usheg and Irnina.
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According to Frans Wiggermann, Ningishzida's diverse functions can be considered different aspects of his perception as a "reliable god," well attested in Mesopotamian texts.
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Ningishzida was the son of Ninazu and his wife Ningiridda. One of the only references to goddesses breastfeeding in Mesopotamian literature is a description of
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can be explained as "lord of the good tree." This translation is still accepted by other Assyriologists today. Various syllabic spellings are known, including
267:, the personification of it). However, not all of their functions overlapped, as unlike Ninazu, Ningishzida never appears in the role of a divine healer. 497:-like deity whose temporary death was described in laments. He is also attested in lists of so-called "seven conquered Enlils," deities associated with 422:. From most of these places, evidence is only available from the Ur III or Old Babylonian periods, though in Babylon he still had a small cult site in 1436:
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Goddesses in Context: On Divine Powers, Roles, Relationships and Gender in Mesopotamian Textual and Visual Sources
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that she is aware her son is destined to "dwell in the land of no return" with him. In another Gilgamesh myth,
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by the neo-Babylonian period. A single object inscribed with a dedication to Ningishzida is also known from
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by Wilfred G. Lambert, Ningishzida is mentioned in a similar context alongside many other deities, such as
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Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (2021). "Remarks on Theophoric Names in the Late Babylonian Archives from Ur".
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despite originally being unrelated, these two gods were envisioned as close to each other by Gudea.
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In Ur he was worshiped in the temple E-niggina, "house of truth," known from an inscription of
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Multiple traditions existed regarding the identity of Ningishzida's wife, with the god list
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depicting him being led by Ningishzida (figure with snakes emerging from his shoulders)
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could serve as his symbol, though it was also associated with Ishtaran and Ereshkigal.
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Like his father Ninazu, he was also associated with snakes, including the mythical
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The Babylonian Gilgamesh epic: introduction, critical edition and cuneiform texts
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In myths he usually appears in an underworld setting, though in the myth of
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are probably meant to indicate the belief in a line consisting out of Anu,
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Another temporarily dying god Ningishzida could be associated with was
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he is instead described as one of the doorkeepers of the sky god Anu.
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Ningishzida, with snakes emanating from his shoulders, on a relief of
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Detail, headless statue dedicated to Ningishzida, 2600-2370 BCE.
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The worship of Ningishzida is attested for the first time in the
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and sometimes war. He was commonly associated with snakes. Like
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As early as the Ur III period, Ningishzida was introduced to
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Ningishzida could also be called Gishbanda ("little tree").
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and her son. His sisters were Amashilama and Labarshilama.
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NIN.G̃IĆ .ZID.DA, possible meaning "Lord Good Tree") was a
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Index


Gudea
Lagash
Snake
mushussu
Ninazu
Ningirida
Geshtinanna
Azimua
Sumerian
Mesopotamian deity
vegetation
underworld
Dumuzi
Ninazu
Adapa
Thorkild Jacobsen
Sumerian
nin
Ninazu
Ninurta
Ninlil
Ninkasi
vine
Wilfred G. Lambert
wine
Ninkasi
mushussu
ushumgal
bashmu

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