In Sumerian religion, Gugalanna (𒄞𒃲𒀭𒈾 or 𒀭𒄘𒃲𒀭𒈾) is the first husband of Ereshkigal, the queen of the underworld. His name probably originally...

sometimes used as a name for the underworld itself. Her husband was either Gugalanna, the "canal-inspector of Anu", or, especially in later stories, Nergal...

son of Ereshkigal and a "Great Lord" (possibly to be identified with Gugalanna, known from the god list An = Anum and from the myth Inanna's Descent...

world. He is described as a giant black bull with curved, pointy horns. Gugalanna Kujata (mythology) Esmerović, Raif (January 12, 2018). "Bosnian Mythology...

of the god Nergal. However, in Descent of Inanna into the Underworld, Gugalanna is attributed to her as a husband. His name likely signifies "Inspector...

poem. Some scholars consider the Bull of Heaven to be the same figure as Gugalanna, the husband of Ereshkigal mentioned by Inanna in Inanna's Descent into...

come and Inanna replies that she wishes to attend the funeral rites of Gugalanna, the "husband of my elder sister Ereshkigal". Neti reports this to Ereshkigal...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Enkidu. Enkidu sitting astride Gugalanna, the Bull of Heaven Bertman, Stephen (2005). Handbook to Life in Ancient...

was stolen by The Riddler Bull of Heaven Cattle in religion Erev Rav Gugalanna Ki Tissa and Eikev, Torah parshiot dealing with the Golden Calf Red heifer...

immortal,: 93  but a few of them, particularly Dumuzid, Geshtinanna, and Gugalanna were said to have either died or visited the underworld.: 93  Both male...