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Nergal - Deity - OMNIKA Mythology menu Deities Nergal search close search apps More apps like OMNIKA Allo Dictionary eHammurabi Law code ios_share flag more_vert ios_share Share this page flag Report a problem Nergal Akkadian deity Overview Myths AMGG NergalAkkadian deity Close About this deityNergal (Sumerian: 𒀭𒄊𒀕𒃲) was a southern Mesopotamian deity associated with death and the netherworld. Sourceomnika.conscious.aiRetrieval date06/16/2020Sourceomnika.conscious.aiRetrieval date06/27/2020Source 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 as Nergal (normalized)Nirgal (normalized)Nirgali (normalized)𒀭𒄊𒀕𒃲 (Sumerian cuneiform)נֵרְגַל, (Hebrew)ܢܹܪܓܵܐܠ; (Aramaic)Nergel (Latin) Parent belief system Akkadian Culture · Polytheistic · 1 myth expand_less 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. Read more Top myths The Song of the Hoe Creation myth Unknown author Read myth Mythological stories including Nergal The Song of the Hoe Creation myth NuthsellSit tight. More information about this is coming soon. Read more AMGG data for NergalNergal has a dedicated entry page on AMGG with the name 'Nergal (god).' Included data from this source may provide the deity's background, function, divine genealogy, cult places, attested time periods, iconography, and more.About the AMGG project AMGG Est. 2010 expand_less The Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses (AMGG) project is an extension of the ORACC project by the University of Pennsylvania. It provides a list of the fifty most common deities in Mesopotamia. The tool is intended to be a useful starting point for researchers. Read more Record numbers AMGG Title Nergal (god) Deity profile Deity name Nergal (god) Introduction Nergal is the (southern) Mesopotamian god of death, pestilence and plague, and Lord of the Underworld. Record notesAbout these data Retrieval date Jun. 16, 2020 Entry author Yaǧmur Heffron Copyright AMGG @ UPenn Cite this page MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.) OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Nergal." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 16 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/636. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023. content_copy APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.) OMNIKA (2020, June 16). Nergal. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/636 content_copy CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.) OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Nergal." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 16, 2020. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://omnika.org/stable/636. content_copy 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. more_vert About this source OMNIKA Reader Google Books Online source 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. 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