Nergal - Deity - OMNIKA Mythology
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About this deityNergal (Sumerian: 𒀭𒄊𒀕𒃲) was a southern Mesopotamian deity associated with death and the netherworld. Source record No.p. 19, fig. 13MediumPrint sketchImage date1992CreatorTessa RickardsSource notesBlack and Green, GDS, 19. [Fig. 13]. "13. Design of an Old Babylonian cylinder seal from Larsa, depicting the underworld god Nergal, holding his distinctive scimitar and the double lion-headed standard. The inscription is a dedication to Nergal by Abisarê, perhaps the king of Larsa of that name."Source record No.p. 67, fig. 55MediumPrint sketchImage date1992CreatorTessa RickardsSource notesBlack and Green, GDS, 19. [Fig. 55]. Also known asNergal (normalized)Nirgal (normalized)Nirgali (normalized)𒀭𒄊𒀕𒃲 (Sumerian cuneiform)נֵרְגַל, (Hebrew)ܢܹܪܓܵܐܠ; (Aramaic)Nergel (Latin) Parent belief system Akkadian refers to a culture that emerged in Mesopotamia during the third millennium BCE. The belief system included many deities, most of whom were later diffused into Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian culture. Top myths The Song of the Hoe Creation myth Unknown author Read myth Cite this pageMLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.) OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Nergal." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 16 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/636. Accessed 23 May. 2026.APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.) OMNIKA (2020, June 16). Nergal. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/636CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.) OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Nergal." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 16, 2020. Accessed May 23, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/636.Bibliography Black, Jeremy, and Anthony Green. Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary. Illustrations by Tessa Rickards. London, United Kingdom: The British Museum Press, 1992. Brisch, Nicole, et al. AMGG: Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses. ORACC and the UK Higher Education Academy, The University of Pennsylvania. http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/amgg/index.html. Accessed June 7, 2020.
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