Mesopotamian Mythology · deity
Ningal
Ningal
also: Ningal
deitythe moon (as consort of Nanna)the 'light' of the moonattested
The consort of Nanna (the moon god); the 'light' of the moon.
The account
Who they are
'Ningal' is the consort of Nanna (the moon god) [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗. She is the 'light' of the moon [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗. Ningal is less well-attested as a distinct deity than Nanna; she is the 'consort of the moon' [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗.
Worth knowing
- The consort of Nanna (the moon god) [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗.
Uncertainties & variants
- Ningal is less well-attested as a distinct deity than Nanna [S5]S5 · etcl.mca.edu — Electronic Text Corpus of cuneiform (transliterations + translations)corpus (Sumerian/Akkadian texts)corpusOpen source ↗.
Relationships (3)
Connections
Family & kinship
PARENT_OFUtu (Shamash) — Ningal (with Nanna) is the parent of Utu.[S5]
PARENT_OFInanna (Ishtar) — Ningal (with Nanna) is the parent of Inanna.[S5]
Partners
PARTNER_OFNanna (Sin) — Nanna and Ningal are a 'pair'.[S5]
Local graph
Their corner of the divine world
Viewhierarchical — generations top → bottom, partners side by side
Overlays
FocusNingalMesopotamian
- parentage
- marriage ♥
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Depictions
