Meaning | A solar deity; firstborn of Bel and consort was Gula; god of war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identified with biblical Nimrod. | |
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Synonym | Ninib | |
Instance of | Semitic deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Semites |
Region | Babylon | The chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia |
Sumer | An area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq | |
Catalan | Ninurta |
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