Gula

Anunnaki deity, goddess of healing and medicine, often linked to Bau.

Core Themes

• Healing and divine care.
• Linked to Patron Deities.

Related Concepts & Sources

Bau (similar deity), Lagash (center), Assyrian Mythology (context)

Scholarly entry: Gula/Ninkarrak (goddess), Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses (Oracc, University of Pennsylvania).

Attestations in Cuneiform Corpora

• The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature
• The Corpus of Ancient Mesopotamian Scholarship
• Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (search)

References

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