Gods and Goddesses
Middle Eastern
Sumerian
Ningal (great queen)

TYPE: Reed goddess

ORIGIN: Mesopotamian (Akkadian-Babylonian and Sumerian)

INFORMATION: Ningal is the daughter of Enki and Ningikugal and the consort of the moon god Nanna by whom she bore Utu the sun god. She was probably worshiped by cowherds in the marsh lands of southern Mesopotamia. Chiefly recognized at Ur.