Numushda

Anunnaki deity, god of the city of Kazallu, associated with agriculture and protection.

Core Themes

• Agriculture and divine patronage.
• Linked to Patron Deities.

Related Concepts & Sources

Ninurta (agriculture deity), Sumerian Mythology (context), City States (structure)

Scholarly entry: Numušda (god), 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

• Cagigneaux, A. and Krebernik, M. 1998-2001d, "Numušda." In Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie 9 , pp. 611-614. Berlin: de Gruyter.
• Gragg, G. 1973. "The fable of the Heron and the Turtle." Archiv für Orientforschung 24 : 51-72.