English Explanatory Dictionary

Nergal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A deity worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia, associated with war, pestilence, and the Sun.

Word forms

Nergal Nirgal Nirgali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒄊𒀕𒃲 (ᵈGÌR-UNUG-GAL /⁠nergal⁠/).

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