NIN.SAR

^{mul / d}NIN.SAR is an ancient Mesopotamian deity, also depicted as an asterism.

Dictionary

Krebernik (2023)

Goddess (but in late texts also a male deity), “butcher” of Enlil’s palace Ekur, wife of Erragal. The name should be be read ^dNin-nisig, see RlA s.v. ^dNin-SAR (EN 25–26r).

Kurtik with Hilder, Hoffmann, Horowitz, Kim

The reading of the sign SAR in the name is not certain. Var. reading:

• ^dNin.sar,
• ^dNin.šar,
• ^dnin.mu₂;

For the alternate readings see Lambert (2013) Creation 506.

In astronomical texts usually recorded in pair with Erragal; identified with the star in the constellation Lyrae (ε Lyrae) [Litke 1998, 60; MA, 126; Tallqvist 1938, 402; G. 326], see (Kurtik e21) ^dErragal.

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, n40)	Gössmann (1950)
вар. чтения: dNin.SAR, dnin.mu2; божество (богиня?), в астрономических текстах записывается обычно в паре с Эррагаль; отождествляется со звездой в созвездии Лира (ε Lyrae) [Litke  1998, 60; MA, 126; Tallqvist 1938, 402; G. 326], см. e21dErragal	Example

References

• Kurtik's references