Nungal
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Nungal is a Mesopotamian goddess associated with prisons, justice, and the protection and rehabilitation of offenders.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian goddess
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
divine punishment
ⓘ
judgment ⓘ justice ⓘ law ⓘ mercy ⓘ ordeals ⓘ prisons ⓘ protection of offenders ⓘ rehabilitation of offenders ⓘ |
| consortOf | Birtum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet |
Goddess of the Prison
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ⓘ
Lady of the Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Manungal
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ⓘ
Ninkullu (in some sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
to confine criminals
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to purify offenders ⓘ to return rehabilitated offenders to society ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hadTempleIn |
Babylon
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ⓘ
Nippur NERFINISHED ⓘ Sippar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sumerian ⓘ |
| mythologicalDomain | underworld ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Great Princess (commonly interpreted) ⓘ |
| parent |
Anu
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ⓘ
Ereshkigal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
judge of human deeds
ⓘ
protector of the wrongfully accused ⓘ punisher of the guilty ⓘ restorer of the repentant ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
royal prisons
ⓘ
underworld prisons ⓘ |
| spouse | Birtum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Hymn to Nungal
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Mesopotamian god lists ⓘ Sumerian literary hymns ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Akkadians
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Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ Babylonians NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumerians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
Akkad
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Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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