Ninazu’s Family Tree

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Family

• Enlil(parent),Ninlil(parent),Enbilulu(sibling),Nergal(sibling),Sin(sibling)— Marriage

  Enlil impregnated Ninlil by a canal in Nippur, and the gods banished him to the underworld. Ninlil followed, and along the way Enlil fathered three substitute deities — Nergal, Ninazu, and Enbilulu — so that their firstborn Sin could ascend to heaven.

  ⚠ The Enlil and Ninlil text names Nergal among Enlil's underworld sons, while An = Anum lists him under Anu's lineage.

• Ningirida(spouse),Ningishzida(child)— Marriage

  Ninazu, the underworld healer, and his consort Ningirida begot Ningishzida, the lord of the good tree, who inherited his father's chthonic nature and became a guardian of the gates of heaven.

• Ereshkigal(parent)

  Ereshkigal bore Ninazu, the healing god who served as lord of Eshnunna before his cult was absorbed by Tishpak.

  ⚠ Nippur tradition (Enlil and Ninlil) names Ninazu as a substitute child of Enlil and Ninlil born during their underworld journey. The Eshnunna tradition names him as son of Ereshkigal.