ID: 901002168 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002168	Record Type: Character/Person

	Ninazu (Sumerian deity)

Note: In Mesopotamian religion, the city god of Enegir and of Eshnunna (modern Tall al-Asmar in eastern Iraq). Was primarily an underworld deity, associated with agriculture, war and snakes, although the exact nature of his character or functions is not clear.

Names:

	Ninazu (Sumerian deity) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Ancient Near-Middle Eastern iconography> (P)
		........<Ancient Near-Middle Eastern characters> (P)
		............Ninazu (Sumerian deity) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	affiliated/associated with .... snakes (suborder)
	.....(Squamata (order), Reptilia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... underworld (doctrinal concept)
	.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	patron/protector of .... Eshnunna
	.....(Mayorality of Baghdad, Iraq, Asia) (TGN)

Sources:

	Ninazu (Sumerian deity)
	................Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004)
	................Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses [online] (2011-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004)