Ningishzida

Anunnaki deity of vegetation and the underworld, associated with renewal and serpentine imagery.

Core Themes

• Vegetation and underworld cycles.
• Linked to Chthonic Deities.

Related Concepts & Sources

Gugalanna (underworld deity), Underworld (domain), Sumerian Mythology (context)

Scholarly entry: Ningišzida (god), 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

• Buren, E.D., van. 1934. "The god Ningizzida." Iraq 1 : 60-89.
• Lambert, W.G. 1990. "A new Babylonian Descent to the Netherword." In T. Abusch, J. Huehnergard and P. Steinkeller (eds.), Lingering over Words: Studies in Ancient near Eastern Literature in Honor of William L. Moran , pp. 289-300. Atlanta: Scholars Press.
• Wiggermann 1998-2001b