Ningal

Summary

Ningal is a Mesopotamian deity^[1]. She draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (mesopotamian_deity category, ranking #4 of 21).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ningal's father was Enki^[3].
• Ningal's mother was Ningikuga^[4].
• Ningal was married to Sin^[5].
• A child of Ningal was Shamash^[6].
• A child of Ningal was Inanna^[7].
• A child of Ningal was Shamash^[8].
• Ningal's image is recorded as Mesopotamian female deity seating on a chair, Old-Babylonian fired clay plaque from Ur, Iraq.jpg^[9].
• Ningal is recorded as female^[10].
• Ningal's instance of is recorded as Mesopotamian deity^[11].
• Ningal's said to be the same as is recorded as Nikkal^[12].
• Ningal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02p2vb6^[13].
• Ningal's worshipped by is recorded as Mesopotamian mythology^[14].
• Ningal's worshipped by is recorded as Sumerian religion^[15].
• Ningal's worshipped by is recorded as Hittite mythology^[16].
• Ningal's worshipped by is recorded as Hurrian religion^[17].
• Ningal's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Ningal^[18].
• Ningal's time period is recorded as ancient Near East^[19].
• Ningal's culture is recorded as Sumerians^[20].
• Ningal's culture is recorded as Akkad^[21].
• Ningal's culture is recorded as Babylonians^[22].
• Ningal's culture is recorded as Hittites^[23].
• Ningal's culture is recorded as Hurrians^[24].
• Ningal's culture is recorded as Arameans^[25].
• Ningal's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i86660^[26].
• Ningal's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 09543633-n^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ningal's father was Enki^[3]. Her mother was Ningikuga^[4].

Personal Life

Among Ningal's spouses was Sin^[5]. Children include Shamash^[6], a solar deity^[28] and Inanna^[7], a war deity^[29].

Why It Matters

Ningal draws 184 Wikipedia views per month (mesopotamian_deity category, ranking #4 of 21).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

FAQs

Who were Ningal's parents?

Ningal's father was Enki^[3]. Ningal's mother was Ningikuga^[4].

Who was Ningal married to?

Ningal's spouses include Sin^[5].