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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

"So at least we know this is how Nergal and his demons got here. Still doesn't tell us why, though. Or where they are now."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda