Ereš-ki-gal

"Queen of the Night". Relief. Old Babylonian (Mesopotamia). Iraq, south. 19th c BCE-18th c BCE. (public domain).

Ereškigal is the Queen of the Underworld. In the Akkadian myth 'Nergal and Ereshkigal' she marries the god Nergal and elevates her new husband to ultimate sovereignty in the realm of the dead.

Dictionary.

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The goddess of the underworld, identified with Mars and the constellation Snake (^mulMUŠ) [G. 128; Wiggermann 1997, 34-35]. For the goddess and 'Nergal and Ereškigal' see SAACT 8.

'	Identifications
"The Great Star List and Miscellenia". [dEreš]-ki-gal = min(=dṣal-bat-a-nu) "Ereshkigal = Mars" [Mesop. Astrol., App. B:110]. List of stars V R 46, 1:29. mulmuš = dEreš-ki-gal "Snake = Ereshkigal" [HBA, 52:29; Wee 2016, 162-3].	Example

See (Kurtik m43) MUŠ, (Kurtik n29) ^dNIN.GIŠ.ZI.DA.

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, e16)	Gössmann (1950)
богиня подземного мира, отождествляемая с Марсом и созвездием Змея (mulMUŠ) [G. 128; Wiggermann 1997, 34–35]. I. Источники. «Большой список звезд». [dEreš]-ki-gal = min(=dṣal-bat-a-nu) «Эрешкигаль = Марс» [Mesop. Astrol., App. B:110]. Список звезд V R 46, 1:29. mulmuš = dEreš-ki-gal «Змея = Эрешкигаль» [HBA, 52:29; Wee 2016, 162–3]. См. m43dMUŠ, n29dNIN.GIŠ.ZI.DA.	Example

References

• Kurtik's references