Lugalirra

Anunnaki deity, twin god of war and protection, often paired with Meslamtaea.

Core Themes

• War and divine protection.
• Linked to Patron Deities.

Related Concepts & Sources

Meslamtaea (twin deity), Assyrian Mythology (context), Divine Hierarchy (structure)

Scholarly entry: Lugalirra and Meslamtaea (a pair of gods), Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses (Oracc, University of Pennsylvania).

Attestations in Cuneiform Corpora

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

References

• Lambert, W.G. 1987-90. "Lugalirra and Meslamtaea." In Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie 7 , pp. 143-145. Berlin: de Gruyter.
• von Weiher, E. 1971. Der babylonische Gott Nergal. Alter Orient und Altes Testament, 11. Keverlaer: Verlag Butzen und Bercker.