Ninshubur
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Ninshubur is a Mesopotamian deity known primarily as the loyal sukkal (divine vizier and attendant) and messenger of the goddess Inanna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ninshubur canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian deity
ⓘ
divine attendant ⓘ sukkal ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedInScript | cuneiform ⓘ |
| category |
Mesopotamian messenger deities
ⓘ
Sumerian gods and goddesses ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Akkil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet |
faithful vizier of Inanna
ⓘ
trustworthy messenger ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Hermes (in later interpretatio graeca)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ilabrat NERFINISHED ⓘ Papsukkal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyStatus | servant and confidant of Inanna ⓘ |
| function |
conveys messages between deities
ⓘ
organizes divine missions for Inanna ⓘ pleads for mercy on behalf of supplicants ⓘ |
| genderInEarlySources | female ⓘ |
| genderInSomeLaterTraditions | male ⓘ |
| linguisticOrigin | Sumerian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyaltyTrait | loyal to Inanna ⓘ |
| mythologicalText |
Inanna and An
ⓘ
Inanna and Enki ⓘ Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “Lady of the East” (common interpretation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
divine vizier of Inanna
ⓘ
messenger of Inanna ⓘ sukkal of Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleType |
advisor to Inanna
ⓘ
herald ⓘ intercessor between gods and humans ⓘ |
| statusInPantheon | high-ranking court official of the gods ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
gatekeeping of palaces
ⓘ
rod and ring ⓘ staff of office ⓘ |
| worshipEvidenceType |
administrative texts
ⓘ
literary hymns ⓘ temple inscriptions ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Akkadian period
ⓘ
Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Akkad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.