| Lagamal | |
|---|---|
Underworld deity | |
| Major cult center | Dilbat, Susa, Terqa |
| Gender |
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| Parents | Urash and Ninegal |
Lagamal or Lagamar (Akkadian: "no mercy") was a Mesopotamian deity associated chiefly with Dilbat (modern Tell al-Deylam).[1][2] A female form of Lagamal was worshiped in Terqa on the Euphrates in Upper Mesopotamia. The male Lagamal was also at some point introduced to the pantheon of Susa in Elam.[2]
Lagamal was regarded as an underworld deity, and in that capacity could be associated with Mesopotamian Nergal or Elamite Inshushinak. In Mesopotamian sources, his father was Urash, the tutelary god of Dilbat. In Susa, Lagamal formed a pair with Ishmekarab, a deity associated with law and justice, while documents from Mari indicate that in Terqa she was connected with the local god Ikšudum.
- ^ van der Toorn 1995, p. 368.
- ^ a b Marchesi & Marchetti 2019, p. 5.