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Ninsikila

This article is about the Mesopotamian deity associated with Lisin. For the Dilmunite goddess, see Meskilak.
Ninsikila
GenderInitially male, later female
Genealogy
SpouseLisin
ChildrenKU-anna, KU-kita, KU-ta-abzu, KU-kita-abzu, Irḫangul, Kituš-Keš, Lalanna, Urnuntae[1]

Ninsikila (or Ninsikil, 𒀭𒎏𒂖) was a Mesopotamian deity regarded as the spouse of Lisin. Early sources refer to him as male, but later on the name came to refer to a goddess instead. The change in gender might have been influenced by an association with the Dilmunite goddess Meskilak, also called Ninsikila in Mesopotamia, or by Lisin's placement before her spouse in god lists. Texts attesting the worship of Ninsikila include an inscription from Larsa and a magical formula from Meturan.

  1. ^ Michalowski 1987, p. 33.

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