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Nergal

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[nair-gahl] / ˈnɛər gɑl /

noun

  1. (in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.


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Outside the museum, the militants’ video lingered on a description of the gate at Nineveh, which explained that the entrance was dedicated to Nergal, the Sumerian god of plague and the underworld in ancient Mesopotamia.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2015

Statues are also shown being destroyed reportedly at an archaeological site known as the Nergal Gate.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2015

They met individuals who haunted him for decades afterward: friends like the affable and hapless cab driver Chas, and foes like the demon Nergal.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2014

It said a crime was committed even if the accused, who uses the stage name Nergal, did not act with the "direct intention" of offending those feelings, a court spokeswoman said.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2012

"We've decided to help you. There is a way to stop Nergal and save your city. You will need the flower of immortality."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda