Asia

Ninurta was a Mesopotamian deity associated with war, agriculture, and the scribal arts. He could be thought of as a defender of civilization against chaos. Ninurta was originally revered in southern Mesopotamia and later in the north under the Assyrian kings. He remained a prominent deity until the fall of the Assyrian Empire. His primary symbol was the plow. Migration from Southern to Northern Mesopotamia Ninurta originally emerged as an agricultural deity in ancient Sumer. As Mesopotamia became more militarized, he also became associated with warfare. Genealogically, he was the son of the god Enlil. His original sanctuary was a temple in the city-state of Nippur. Ninurta remained popular in the Assyrian north because of his association with war. Under