Nusku’s Family Tree

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Family

• Enlil(parent),Ninlil(parent),Ninurta(sibling)— Marriage

  Enlil and Ninlil produced Ninurta, the warrior champion of the gods, and Nusku, the fire god who served as Enlil's faithful vizier at the Ekur.

  ⚠ Nippur tradition names Ninlil as Ninurta's mother, while other city-state traditions and the Anzu myth give Ninhursag/Ninmah in that role.

Guards

• Ekur

  Nusku keeps watch over the Ekur as Enlil's faithful vizier, bearing torch and weapon through the sacred precinct and carrying out the commands of its lord.

Serves

• Enlil

  Nusku served as Enlil's sukkal (divine vizier) at Ekur, carrying out his decrees and acting as his intermediary before the divine assembly.

Associated with

• Igigi

  When the Igigi gods rebelled and besieged Enlil's gate by night, Nusku took up weapons and carried a torch to the barricade, confronting the rebels as Enlil's envoy before reporting their grievances to the divine assembly.