Ninshar, cosmological deity, [417].
Nin-si-a, god, [51];
or Nin-dar-a, [90];
center of worship, [91], [635];
absorbed by Nin-girsu, [91];
in Gudea's pantheon, [106], [635].
Nin-sun, god, temple of N. at Lagash, [635].
Nin-tu, god, temple of N. at Lagash, [635].
Nin-zadim, god, [171]; patron of sculpture, [178].
Nippur, rulers, [37];
temple of Bel, [11], [37], [69], [51], [54], [151], [642], [644];
temple of Belit, [55], [635];
inscriptions from Nippur, [103];
prominence during Cassite period, [40], [146], [480];
wall of Zakar, [172];
wall of Lugal-mittu, [172];
ancient center, [245], [445];
chief god Del, or En-lil, [445], [542];
reference to N. in Gilgamesh epic, [486];
rivalry betw. Nippur and Eridu, [508];
replaced by Babylon, [542];
zikkurat at N., [617];
worship of Ninib, [635];
worship of Nusku, [635];
votive objects, [671]-3.
Nisaba, goddess, [51];
agricultural deity, [101];
traits in common with Ea, [101];
sister of Ninâ, [101];
centers of cult, [102];
in Gudea's pantheon, [111];
probably local in Uruk, [111].
Nisan, sacred to Anu and Bel, [462], [677];
sacred in Babylonia, [684];
7th day sacred to Shamash, Malkatu, and Bunene, [685].
Nisir, mount on which the ship alights, [503].
Nisroch, Assyrian deity, [2].