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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Sumerian and Babylonian mythology) A solar deity, first-born of Bel and consort was Gula; god of war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identifed with Biblical Nimrod.
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- noun a solar deity; firstborn of Bel and consort was Gula; god of war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identified with biblical Nimrod
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In this way Ninib, whose chief seat appears to have been at Shirgulla
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various
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_ Ninib, the phonetic reading of which is still unknown or uncertain.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various
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At the end of the account for this year, we have a closing paragraph, taken bodily from the Ninib inscription, which may thus be assigned to 880.
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Gudea, received the command to erect the temple Erinnu to Ninib.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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This notice, therefore, proves that Asshur-dan must have reigned about the years 1170 or 1180 B.C. So also Sennacherib tells us that a seal of King Tukulti-Ninib l had been brought from
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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Babylonian inscriptions, the slowest-moving planet; while Sakkuth, the divinity associated with the star by the prophet, is an alternative appellation for Ninib, who, as a Babylonian planet-god, was merged with Saturn.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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As Sennacherib conquered Babylon twice, once in 702 and again in 689 B.C., it follows that Tukulti-Ninib I must have reigned over Assyria in any case before 1289 B.C., and possibly a few years before 1302 B.C.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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En-urta (Ninib) went on, he made the storm to descend.
The Babylonian Story of the Deluge as Told by Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh 1895
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Nergal tore away the ship's anchor, while Ninib directed the storm; the Anunnaki carried their lightning-torches and lit up the land with their brightness; the whirlwind of the Storm-god reached the heavens, and all light was turned into darkness.
Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition 1894
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Thereupon Ninib accuses Ea, who by his pleading succeeds in turning Enlil's purpose.
Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition 1894
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