Nergal

Summary

Nergal is a god^[1]. He ranks in the top 5% of god entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (766 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nergal's father was Enlil^[3].
• Nergal's mother was Ninlil^[4].
• Nergal was married to Ereshkigal^[5].
• Nergal's image is recorded as Nergal.png^[6].
• Nergal is recorded as male^[7].
• Nergal's instance of is recorded as god^[8].
• Nergal's instance of is recorded as death deity^[9].
• Nergal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 289477015^[10].
• Nergal's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2010012876^[11].
• Nergal's IdRef ID is recorded as 160228042^[12].
• Nergal's Commons category is recorded as Nergal^[13].
• Nergal's said to be the same as is recorded as Resheph^[14].
• Nergal's said to be the same as is recorded as Simut^[15].
• Nergal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lpvv^[16].
• Nergal's worshipped by is recorded as Sumerian religion^[17].
• Nergal's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Nergal's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Nergal's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Nergal's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[21].
• Nergal's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• Nergal's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Nergal's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8^[24].
• Nergal's replaces is recorded as Erra^[25].
• Nergal's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Nergal-Mesopotamian-deity^[26].
• Nergal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sux-xsux', 'text': '𒀭𒄊𒀕𒃲'}^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Nergal's father was Enlil^[3]. His mother was Ninlil^[4].

Personal Life

Among Nergal's spouses was Ereshkigal^[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Nergal include Sagittarius^[28], a constellation^[29] and he^[30], an impact crater^[31].

Why It Matters

Nergal ranks in the top 5% of god entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (766 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for him include Sagittarius^[28], a constellation^[29] and he^[30], an impact crater^[31].

FAQs

Who were Nergal's parents?

Nergal's father was Enlil^[3]. Nergal's mother was Ninlil^[4].

Who was Nergal married to?

Nergal's spouses include Ereshkigal^[5].