Birdu
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Birdu or Bubu'tu is a god of the underworld, worshipped by the Babylonians and Akkadians. He is the consort of Manungal
and was syncretised with Nergal
. Not much information exists on Birdu because most texts concerning him are found either damaged or incomplete.
Manungal
Manungal is a goddess of the underworld, worshipped by the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Akkadians. She is the consort of the god Birdu. Her title was the "Queen of the Ekur" where she held the "tablet of life" and carried out judgement on the wicked....
and was syncretised with Nergal
Nergal
The name Nergal, Nirgal, or Nirgali refers to a deity in Babylon with the main seat of his cult at Cuthah represented by the mound of Tell-Ibrahim. Nergal is mentioned in the Hebrew bible as the deity of the city of Cuth : "And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal"...
. Not much information exists on Birdu because most texts concerning him are found either damaged or incomplete.