Ninazu

Ninazu, Sümer mitolojisine göre yeraltı ve şifa tanrısıdır. Enlil ve Ninlil'in ya da alternatif geleneklerde Ereşkigal ve Gugalana'nın oğluydu.[1] Karısı genellikle Tanrıça Ninigirida ve oğlu ise Ningiszida olarak betimlenmiştir.[2] Ninazu, Eşnunna'nın yeni koruyucu ilahı oluncaya kadar Eşnunna ve Enegi şehrinin koruyucu ilahıydı.[3].

Kaynakça

Walls, N. H. (2001). Desire, discord and death: Approaches to ancient Near Eastern myth. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Leick, G. (1998). A dictionary of ancient Near Eastern mythology. London: Routledge.
Kathryn Stevens, 'Ninazu (god)', Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses, Oracc and the UK Higher Education Academy, 2013

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[1] Walls, N. H. (2001). Desire, discord and death: Approaches to ancient Near Eastern myth. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.

[2] Leick, G. (1998). A dictionary of ancient Near Eastern mythology. London: Routledge.

[3] Kathryn Stevens, 'Ninazu (god)', Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses, Oracc and the UK Higher Education Academy, 2013