Nusku
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With the spread of the solar cult Nusku became a local sun-god, and was regarded as the god of the burning sun of noon.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
The reading of the god's name, however, is corrupt, since no such deity was known to the Assyrians, and it is possible that Nusku, the companion of Nebo, the patron of literature, is intended.
From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
He also like Nusku derives his messenger character from his connection with light, Papsukal ša še-ir-ti, Papsukal of the morning light, CT.
From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Stephen Langdon
Again, those parts of a ritual in which Gibil, or Nusku, appears prominently would most naturally be produced by priests connected with a temple sacred to the one or the other of these gods.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
Associated with them is Nusku, the messenger of the gods, who was given prominence in Assyria.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
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