Ninurta

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Ninurta (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁: DNIN.URTA, possible meaning "Lord [of] Barley"), also known as Ninĝirsu (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄈𒋢: DNIN.ĜIR2.SU, meaning "Lord [of] Girsu"), is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with farming, healing, hunting, law, scribes, and war who was first worshipped in early Sumer. In his earliest depictions, he is a god of agriculture and of healing with the power to cure illness and to exorcise demons. As Mesopotamia grew more militarized, Ninurta became a warrior deity, though he retained many of his earlier agricultural attributes. In Babylonian astrology, Ninurta was associated with the planet Saturn. Ninurta was regarded as the son of the chief god Enlil and his main cult center in Sumer was the Eshumesha temple in Nippur. As Ninĝirsu, Ninurta was honored by King Gudea of Lagash (r. 2144–2124 BC). Later, Ninurta was revered as a formidable warrior by the Assyrians. The Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883–859 BC) had a large temple built for Ninurta at Kalhu which became...

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