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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Babylonian mythology) The Babylonian god of fire; often invoked in incantations against sorcery.
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- noun the Babylonian god of fire; often invoked in incantations against sorcery
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Girru-Nusku, or, simply, Nusku, the god of fire, as driving away demons and evil spirits; Asshur, the consort of Belit, and the supreme god of Assyria.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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In addition to water and atmospheric deities Babylonia had also its fire gods, Girru, Gish Bar, Gibil, and Nusku.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904
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Girru is another name of this deity, and translates an ideographic group, rendered by Delitzsch "great" or
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Theophilus Goldridge Pinches 1895
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The hymns to the fire-god, Nusku (or Girru), of which the 'Maklu' series naturally furnishes many specimens, [398] are all pretty much alike.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891
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