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Nergal (Sumerian: 𒀭𒄊𒀕𒃲 [1] d KIŠ.UNU or d GÌR.UNU.GAL; [2] Hebrew: נֵרְגַל, Modern: Nerəgal, Tiberian: Nērəgal; Aramaic: ܢܸܪܓܲܠ; [3] Latin: Nirgal) was a Mesopotamian god worshiped through all periods of Mesopotamian history, from Early Dynastic to Neo-Babylonian times, with a few attestations indicating that his cult survived into the period of Achaemenid domination.
Nergal performing at Hellfest 2010. Nergal was born Adam Michał Darski in Gdynia, raised Catholic, and started playing guitar at age eight. [4] He goes by the stage name Nergal (naming himself after a Babylonian deity), and he is the founder, lyricist, main composer, frontman and manager of the band Behemoth, which he started when he was still a teenager.
Neriglissar (Babylonian cuneiform: Nergal-šar-uṣur [3] [4] or Nergal-šarra-uṣur, [5] meaning "Nergal, protect the king") [6] was the fourth king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from his usurpation of the throne in 560 BC to his death in 556 BC.
Foundation tablet. Dedication to God Nergal by Hurrian king Atalshen, king of Urkish and Nawar, Habur Bassin, circa 2000 BC. Louvre Museum AO 5678. "Of Nergal the lord of Hawalum, Atal-shen, the caring shepherd, the king of Urkesh and Nawar, the son of Sadar-mat the king, is the builder of the temple of Nergal, the one who overcomes opposition.
Based on their shared status as sons of Enlil Sin and Nergal were sometimes referred to as the "big twins", and in this context were identified with Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea. [97] The connection between Lugal-Irra and Sin seemingly depended on the latter's occasional role as a judge in the underworld . [ 98 ]
Although Nergal has no problem with respecting all the other warnings, the god succumbs to the temptation and lies with the goddess for six days. At the seventh, he escapes back to the upper world, which makes Ereshkigal upset. Namtar is then sent to bring Nergal back, but Ea disguises Nergal as a lesser god and Namtar is fooled.
Nergal (Dungeons & Dragons), a devil in Dungeons & Dragons; Nergal (Fire Emblem), the main villain in Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken; Nergal, one of the founding members of the Baali bloodline in the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade; Nergal, an antagonist in the video game Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story
Shqip; Simple English; ... Nergal or Nanaya; some native Elamite deities had Akkadian or Sumerian names as well (ex. Manzat, Inshushinak and his attendants), ...