gishzida

Nin-gishzida, and the like are held enthralled by Allatu, and remain in the nether world against their will; but if Allatu chooses as her consort a 'god of healing,' she must have been viewed as a goddess who could at times, at least, be actuated by kindly motives.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Tammuz has been deceived by Ishtar; Nin-gishzida has been carried off to the lower world.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Nin-gishzida, [1221] who is associated in the Adapa legend with Tammuz, is the deity who presides over the growth of trees.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

_Nin-shakh_, god, 51; his character and functions, 93; identified with Ninib, 93, 217; relations to Nin-girsu and Nin-gishzida, 92-3; temple at Uruk, 93.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Of these, Ninib and Nin-gishzida are solar deities.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Nin-gishzida, another solar deity, [831] represents an advance in this season.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

a later period, Nin-gishzida is entirely absorbed by Ninib, but the

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Nin-gishzida is meant, and the third month he calls the month of "the god of brick structures." [

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

Gishzida is identical with Nin-gishzida, a solar deity whom we came across in the old Babylonian pantheon. [

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891