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کینگو (خدا)
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Qingu (, dqin-gu; less commonly romanized as Kingu) was a Mesopotamian god. He is best known from the Enūma Eliš, where he acts as a subordinate and spouse of Tiamat, and an adversary of Marduk. After his defeat he is killed and his blood is used in the creation of mankind. It is presumed that he might have originally been the antagonist of a separate myth unrelated to Tiamat, though this composition does not survive, and the majority of references to him are allusions to his defeat at the hands of Marduk in Enūma Eliš. He is also mentioned in the myth The Defeat of Enutila, Enmešarra, and Qin

Key facts

Deity.name
Qingu
Deity.type
Mesopotamian
Deity.deity_of
Commander of Tiamat's army in the Enūma Eliš
Deity.cult_center
Babylon, Assur
Deity.spouse
Tiamat

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
water deity
Gender
male
Spouse
Tiamat
Occupation
water deity
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worshipped by
Sumerian religion
native label
𒀭𒆥𒄖
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