Nirah
Nirah , also Nirach, Niraḫ, Ninraḫ, Ninrach, Ninrah ( Sumerian DINGIR Niraḫ, DINGIR NIN.RAH) was originally the Sumerian snake god Ningišzida and thus son of Ninazu in the Sumerian religion . Later it was mythologically merged with Ningišzida.
genealogy
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Nintu ( Ereškigal ) |
Enki god of Abzu |
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Ninazu ( Tišpak ) |
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Ningišzida ( Nirah ) |
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Marduk (son) |
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Nabu (son) |
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literature
- Dietz-Otto Edzard among others: Reallexicon of Assyriology and Near Eastern Archeology . Volume 8: Meek - Mythology . de Gruyter, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-11-014809-9 , pp. 457-458.