Gender: Masculine
Usage: Sumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Scripts ????(Sumerian Cuneiform, Akkadian Cuneiform)
Meaning
Derived from Sumerian ?? (nin) meaning “lord” and ? (urta) meaning “ear of barley”. In Sumerian and Akkadian mythology Ninurta was a god of agriculture, hunting and healing, later associated with war. He was also called Ningirsu, though they may have originally been separate deities.