Ningishzida (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄑𒍣𒁕 DNIN.G̃IŠ.ZID.DA, possible meaning "Lord [of the] Good Tree") was a Mesopotamian deity of vegetation, the underworld... 18 KB (2,204 words) - 20:55, 1 April 2024 |
Sumerian religion and art, as in the "Libation vase of Gudea", dedicated to Ningishzida by the Sumerian ruler Gudea (21st century BCE short chronology). The... 7 KB (608 words) - 10:03, 15 March 2024 |
underworld," an epithet shared with many deities, including his son Ningishzida, Nergal, Nirah and the primordial deity Enmesharra. Ninazu was also regarded... 17 KB (2,171 words) - 21:55, 10 December 2023 |
imagery of the caduceus is rooted in Mesopotamia with the Sumerian god Ningishzida; his symbol, a staff with two snakes intertwined around it, dates back... 24 KB (2,776 words) - 10:14, 22 April 2024 |
the god Ninazu is identified as the patron of healing, and his son, Ningishzida, is depicted with a serpent and staff symbol (Bunn 1967:618) Besides... 27 KB (3,552 words) - 15:35, 26 March 2024 |
with the underworld. He functioned as the sukkal (attendant deity) of Ningishzida, and most likely was a dying god similar to Dumuzi and Damu, but his... 8 KB (956 words) - 07:35, 2 October 2022 |