Nergal

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Nergal
God of war, plague, death, and disease
Ancient Parthian relief carving of the god Nergal from Hatra.jpg
Ancient Mesopotamian relief carving of Nergal from Hatra in Iraq, dating to the first or second century AD[1]
AbodeKur or Irkalla
PlanetMars
Symbollion, lion-headed mace
Personal information
ParentsEnlil and Ninlil
SiblingsNanna, Ninurta, Ninazu, Enbilulu, Pabilsag, Ishara (daughter of Enlil in Hurrian tradition)
ConsortEreshkigal, originally Laz or Mami
Equivalents
Elamite equivalentSimut,[2] Lagamar[3]
Ugaritic equivalentResheph
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Nergal, Nirgal, or Nirgali (Sumerian: dKIŠ.UNU[4] or dGÌR-UNUG-GAL