Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: August 17, 2024
He associates him with Ramman and Ishtar as the great gods of the city of Ashur or with Ramman alone, but beyond an incidental mention by Ashurnasirbal, who in a long list of gods at the beginning of his annals emphasizes the fact of his being the favorite of Anu, he appears only in combination with Bel and Ea.
This has long been recognized, but it is the merit of Jensen to have demonstrated that it is the east sun and the morning sun which is more especially represented by Nin-ib. On this supposition, some of the titles given to him in the inscriptions of Ashurnasirbal and Shamshi-Ramman become perfectly clear.
The great temple of Nin-ib stood in Calah, which Ashurnasirbal chose as his official residence, and it was in this temple that the king deposited a long inscription commemorating his deeds. In the temple, he also places a colossal statue of the god. Upon the completion of the edifice, he dedicates it with prayer and sacrifices.
A hymn addressed to Ishtar of Nineveh by Ashurnasirbal, a king of Assyria, is of this character. It begins by an adoration of the goddess, who is addressed as
Word Of The Day
Others Looking