Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Mesopotamian god of war and plague, and the consort of Ereshkigal.
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- noun (Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The Babylonian scholars, who were fond of plays upon words, brought the name Nergal, as though compounded of Ne-uru-gal
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891
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Dungi, indeed, calls Nergal once the king of lawful control over Lagash
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891
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Thus we find a slave called Nergal-ritsua, in the tenth year of Nabonidos, bringing a suit for the recovery of stolen property.
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It may be suspected that Sennacherib had a second son, of whose name Nergal was the first element; and it is certain that he had three others, Adrammelech (or Ardumuzanes),
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Adam Darski, who goes by the stage name Nergal and is the frontman for the death metal band Behemoth, was charged after he ripped up the Bible during a 2007 concert in Gdynia.
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Adam Darski, who goes by the stage name Nergal and is the frontman for the death metal band Behemoth, was charged after he ripped up the Bible during a 2007 concert in Gdynia.
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Adam Darski, who goes by the stage name Nergal and is the lead singer for the death metal band Behemoth, was charged with insulting religious feelings when he destroyed a Bible in a 2007 concert in Gdynia.
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There is an affinity between opposed forces, such as the Dark Power we symbolize as 'Nergal' and the Power of Light we call 'Tammuz.'
Conan Howard, Robert E. & De Camp, L. Sprague & Carter, Lin 1966
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Due to health issues with Behemoth frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski, the Polish blackened death metal outfit have been forced to cancel all further appearances this year, including this week's Bloodstock Open Air festival in England.
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I can see why front man and guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski (the only member remaining from the original 1991 lineup) considers this
Chicago Reader 2010
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