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Kingu

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[kin-goo] / ˈkɪn gu /

noun

  1. (in Akkadian myth) a son of Apsu and Tiamat whose blood Ea and Marduk used in creating the human race.


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That is to say, Kingu, she set on high, she made him the great one amongst them, 129.

From The Babylonian Legends of the Creation by Sir E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis) Budge

Tiâmat then addresses Kingu directly: Through my word to thee, I have made thee the greatest among the gods.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow

The division that thus suggests itself between Marduk and Tiâmat, on the one hand, Bel and the monsters with Kingu at their head, on the other, may certainly be termed a natural one.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow

It may be that Kingu represents Bel's particular rival.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow

The god Kingu who had been magnified over them 120.

From The Babylonian Legends of the Creation by Sir E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis) Budge

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