Ningishzida
NingishzidaĀ (sum:Ā šš©ššš£š,Ā dnin-gĢiÅ”-zid-da) is aĀ Mesopotamian deityĀ ofĀ vegetationĀ and theĀ underworld.Ā Thorkild JacobsenĀ translatesĀ NingishzidaĀ asĀ SumerianĀ for "lord of the good tree".
NingishzidaĀ (sum:Ā šš©ššš£š,Ā dnin-gĢiÅ”-zid-da) is aĀ Mesopotamian deityĀ ofĀ vegetationĀ and theĀ underworld.Ā Thorkild JacobsenĀ translatesĀ NingishzidaĀ asĀ SumerianĀ for "lord of the good tree".
Ningishzida, with snakes emanating from his shoulders, on a relief ofĀ Gudea, circa 2000 BCE 
Mythology
Serpent god Ningishzida on the libation vase ofĀ Gudea, circa 2100 BCE
Serpent god Ningishzida on the libation vase ofĀ Gudea, circa 2100 BCE
In Sumerian mythology, he appears inĀ Adapa'sĀ myth as one of the two guardians ofĀ Anu'sĀ celestial palace, alongsideĀ Dumuzi. He was sometimes depicted as aĀ serpentĀ with a human head.
LagashĀ had a temple dedicated to Ningishzida, andĀ Gudea,Ā patesiĀ of Lagash in the 21st century BC
LagashĀ had a temple dedicated to Ningishzida, andĀ Gudea,Ā patesiĀ of Lagash in the 21st century BC
(short chronology), was one of his devotees. In theĀ Louvre, there is a famous greenĀ steatiteĀ vaseĀ carved for King Gudea of Lagash, dedicated by its inscription: "To the god Ningiszida, his god, Gudea,Ā EnsiĀ (governor) of Lagash, for the prolongation of his life, has dedicated
this".
Ningishzida is sometimes the son ofĀ NinazuĀ andĀ Ningiridda, even though the myth Ningishzida's journey to the netherworld suggests he is the son ofĀ Ereshkigal.Ā Following an inscription found at Lagash, he was the son of Anu, the heavens.
Ningishzida is sometimes the son ofĀ NinazuĀ andĀ Ningiridda, even though the myth Ningishzida's journey to the netherworld suggests he is the son ofĀ Ereshkigal.Ā Following an inscription found at Lagash, he was the son of Anu, the heavens.
His wife isĀ AzimuaĀ and also Geshtinanna,Ā while his sister isĀ Amashilama. In some texts Ningishzida is said to be female,Ā which means "Nin" would then refer to Lady, which is mostly how the word is used by the Sumerians. He or she was one of the ancestors ofĀ Gilgamesh.
TheĀ AdapaĀ myth mentions Ningishzida. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adapa
The death of vegetation is associated with the travel to the underworld of Ningishzida.
The "libation vase ofĀ Gudea" with the dragonĀ MuÅ”įø«uŔŔu, dedicated to Ningishzida (21st century BCĀ short chronology).
The death of vegetation is associated with the travel to the underworld of Ningishzida.
The "libation vase ofĀ Gudea" with the dragonĀ MuÅ”įø«uŔŔu, dedicated to Ningishzida (21st century BCĀ short chronology).
TheĀ caduceusĀ (right) is interpreted as depicting the god himself. Inscription; ""To the god Ningiszida, his god, Gudea,Ā EnsiĀ (governor) of Lagash, for the prolongation of his life, has dedicated this"
Name of God Ningishzida, on a statue ofĀ Ur-Ningirsu
Name of God Ningishzida, on a statue ofĀ Ur-Ningirsu
Seal ofĀ Gudea, led by Ningishzida, snakes emerging from his shoulders
Detail, headless statue dedicated to the Sumerian deity Ningishzida, 2600-2370 BCE. Iraq Museum
In popular culture
The god appears in theĀ Simon NecronomiconĀ under the spelling "Ninnghizhidda".
InĀ Marilyn Manson's 1998 autobiographyĀ The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell, Manson encountered a suburban Occultist who pays tribute to Ningishzida.
The god appears in theĀ Simon NecronomiconĀ under the spelling "Ninnghizhidda".
InĀ Marilyn Manson's 1998 autobiographyĀ The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell, Manson encountered a suburban Occultist who pays tribute to Ningishzida.
OnĀ Nile'sĀ Black Seeds of VengeanceĀ album in the song 'Defiling The Gates Of Ishtar' there is an invocation to Ninnghizzhidda: 'Baad Angarru Ninnghizzhidda'
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