Ninazu = Ereshkigal‘s son
son of Ereshkigal sometimes, & son of Enlil & Ninlil sometimes, married to Ningirida / Ningiriudu / Ninsutu
(Texts: All Artifacts, Color Coding, & Writings in Bold Type With Italics Inside Parenthesis, are Added by Editor R. Brown, not the Authors, Translators, or Publishers!)
(gods in blue …mixed-breed demigods in teal…)
E-sikil (Maiden house) temple to Ninazu in Eshnunna
E-gida (Long house) temple to Ninazu in Enegir
Ninazu As Ereshkigal‘s Son:
“To Ereckigala (Ereshkigal), the mother of Ninazu,…”
“Your prince, the seed of the great lord, the sacred one of the great underworld,
given birth by Ereškigala, playing loudly on the zanaru instrument, sweet as the voice of a calf,
Ninazu of the words of prayer, has erected a house in your precinct,…”
“Ninjiczida (Ningishzidda), son of Ninazu!…”
Ninazu As Enlil’s son:
“made love with her, kissed her; and at his lovemaking, at his first kiss,
he poured into the womb for her the sperm, germ of Ninazu, owner of the temple manor Egida!…”
“Son of Enlil king of the lands, may your splendor shine forth!
My lord Ninazu, may your splendor shine forth, may your splendor shine forth!
May your wife, the maiden, the good woman, Lady Ningirida…”
“The father who engendered you, the Great Mountain Enlil, has made your name glorious.
Your own mother, the august lady, has decided your destiny in the Ki-ur…”
“Ninazu dines on your platform.
Your sovereign, the great lord, the son of Enlil,…
The true seed born of the Great Mountain and Ninlil,
your sovereign, the warrior Ninazu, has erected a house in your precinct,
O E-sikil, O Ešnunna, and taken his seat upon your dais. the house of Ninazu in Ešnunna…”
“Ninazu of the words of prayer, has erected a house in your precinct,
O house Enegir, and taken his seat upon your dais. the house of Ninazu in Enegir…”
(Culgi speaks:)
“‘Seed placed by the prince in the holy womb, born on the bright mountain,
Ninazu, who like a wild bull which lows in its drinking,’
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(Ninazu speaks:)
‘…… like syrup …… ghee …….
You, the hero, coming from the rebel land …….
O king, the lord of prayers and supplications has chosen you in his heart;
shepherd Culgi, the lord of prayers and supplications has chosen you in his heart.
Who can rival (?) a king to whom Enlil has given strength?’ ..”
“Then Ninazu ……, and said to his brother Ninmada:
‘Let us go to the mountain, to the mountain where barley and flax grow;
…… the rolling river, where the water wells up from the earth.
Let us fetch the barley down from its mountain, let us introduce the innuha barley into Sumer.
Let us make barley known in Sumer, which knows no barley.’
Ninmada, the worshiper of An (Anu), replied to him: ‘Since our father has not given the command,
since Enlil has not given the command, how can we go there to the mountain?’…”
Cultivated cereals by Ninmada in Sumer, they genetically altered grains from Nibiru (hemp, wheat, barley), mountain strains to valley strains, etc.
“Ninazu deposited his weapon in a corner in the E-gida…”
“’Lay with me, lady Air (Ninlil), and share a night of passion by the cataract.
I need your care to guide me through this lonely night’.
‘Will you carry me afterwords, as you did… to Enlil?’
‘Yes’. ‘This seed of yours, I’ll call him Ninazu, the Water-Knower, Lord of the Depths that Heal.
His will be the knowledge to wound too,
because healing and wounding are two sides of the same coin’ …”
“Let Ninsutu marry Ninazu;…”
“Ningiriudu shall marry Ninazu,…”
Lugal-era / Ninazu Quotes From Texts
Lugal-era / Ninazu = Enlil’s son sometimes, Ereshkigal’s son sometimes
E-a-nun, temple of Lugal-girra
“Lord Lugal-era, you are superlative, your power reaches to the outer limits of heaven.
Your divine powers are artfully fashioned divine powers, incomparable divine powers!
Sea with high waves, you are imbued with terrible fearsomeness!
Mighty god who dwells in the Land, your great awesomeness covers heaven and earth!…”
“Lugal-era: when you set foot in the place where all mankind is gathered,
the princes of the underworld bow down before you; in the abyss you emit a bright light to them…”
“The warrior qualities of Meclamta-ea (Nergal) and Lord Lugal-era …… in the foreign lands;…
Their power is a storm which could eradicate the Land.
Meclamta-ea and Lord Lugal-era, it is sweet to praise you!
Its kicu.
A cir-namgala of Meclamta-ea and Lugal-era.”
Ningirida / Ningiriudu / Ninsutu
Quotes From Texts
Ningirida / Ningiriudu / Ninsutu = Enki’s daughter, Ningishzidda’s mother, Ninazu‘s spouse
As Ningirida:
“Ninjiczida, who brings together giant snakes and dragons!
Great wild bull who, in the murderous battle, is a flood that ……!
Beloved by his mother, he to whom Ningirida gave birth from her luxurious body,
who drank the good milk at her holy breast,
who sucked in lion’s spittle, who grew up in the abzu!…”
“She brought out of the house what should not come out of the house, what should not come out of the house —
Ningirida (Ninazu’s spouse) brought out of the house what should not come out of the house:
‘Welcome, welcome, welcome o boat! O boat of Suen, welcome, welcome o boat!’ …”
“Lady Ningirida, say to you:
‘Your house, your city!’ as she steps before you in prayer, god of the Land, my lord Ninazu!…”
“Praise be to Enki.
Ninjiczida, son of Ninazu!…”
Ningirida As Ningiriudu:
“’My brother (Enki), what part of you hurts you?’
‘My nose (giri) hurts me.’
She gave birth to Ningiriudu out of it…”
“Ningiriudu shall marry Ninazu,…”
Ningirida As Ninsutu:
“Let Ninsutu marry Ninazu;…”