Nergal
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
I was just about to clear it when I heard Nergal roar behind me.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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