Papsukkal
Papsukkal was a messenger god in the Akkadian pantheon. He is known chiefly from late sources from the Seleudic period. His wife was Amasagnudi,[1][2] and he acted as both messenger and gatekeeper for the rest of the pantheon. A sanctuary, the is identified from the Mesopotamian site of .
Papsukkal was syncretized with Ninshubur, the sukkal of the goddess Inanna.
Papsukkal was the regent of the tenth month in the Babylonian calendar.
References[]
- ^ Krul 2018, p. 79.
- ^ Beaulieu 1992, p. 64-65.
Bibliography[]
- Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (1992). "Antiquarian Theology in Seleucid Uruk". Acta Sumerologica. 14.
- Krul, Julia (2018). The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk. Leiden Boston, MA: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-36494-3. OCLC 1043913862.
- Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002
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