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Ninurta

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[ni-noor-tah] / nɪˈnʊər tɑ /

noun

  1. a Sumerian and Babylonian hero god.


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No. 18 belongs to a Ninurta series the addresses therein are much more extensive.

From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen

The great mother divinity of Isin, although attached in a loose way to a male consort Ninurta, in that city retained, nevertheless, much of her ancient unattached character.

From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen

It is curious indeed that an Enlil, a Ninurta and a mater dolorosa series all begin their third tablets in the same manner.

From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen

See also 337, 19; 338, 22. šalālu, plant, symbol of Ninurta, 336, 7.

From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen

E-šumera, temple of Ninurta in Nippur, 328, 6; 342, 13.

From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen