Assyrian Neo-Aramaic word senses marked with topical category "Mesopotamian deities"
Parent categories: Ancient Near East, Gods, Mesopotamian mythology, Ancient Asia, Ancient history, Religion, Mythology, History of Asia, History, Culture, Asia, Society, Earth, Eurasia, Nature
Total 7 word senses
- ܐܢܘ (Proper name) Anu: An ancient Mesopotamian god being supreme source of all authority. Corresponding to the Roman god Jupiter and the Greek god Zeus.
- ܠܡܣܘ (Noun) lamassu (Assyrian protective deity often depicted as having the head of human, the body of an ox or lion, and the wings of a bird)
- ܢܒܘ (Proper name) Nabu: An ancient Mesopotamian patron god of literacy, the rational arts, scribes and wisdom. Corresponding to the Roman God Mercury and the Greek god Hermes.
- ܢܝܢܘܪܬܐ (Proper name) Ninurta: An ancient Mesopotamian god associated with farming, healing and hunting. Corresponding to the Roman god Saturn and the Greek god Cronus.
- ܢܪܓܠ (Proper name) Nergal: An ancient Mesopotamian god associated with war. Corresponding to the Roman god Mars and the Greek god Ares.
- ܥܫܬܪ (Proper name) Ishtar, Astarte, Ashtoreth: An ancient Mesopotamian goddess associated with love, beauty, sex and fertility. Corresponding to the Roman goddess Venus and the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
- ܥܫܬܪ (Proper name) A common given name among Assyrian people
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