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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. 4; hymn to Ninurta as creator of canals, Radau, BE.

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

Hittite 7509.494.Cf. the first melody of the Ninurta series gū-ud nim kur-ra; see SBP.

From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen

II 15, gypsum is Ninurta, the god of war, primarily a god of light.

From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen

E-šamah, temple of Ninurta, 328, 7; see BL. p.

From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen