Babylonian · God or goddess · Certain

Ereshkigal

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Conservative living reconstruction of Ereshkigal as an underworld ruler in a dark Babylonian antiquarian grimoire painting.

Ereshkigal is the ruler of the underworld in Mesopotamian literary and cultic evidence. Her Babylonian shelf placement is qualified, and secure ancient iconography is not known.

Profile research status

This stable record is still in evidence review. Its current identity, cultural scope, image, and direct source records are available here; a complete history, myth, worship, iconography, relationship, and reception profile is not yet claimed.

Culture, tradition, period, and place

Figure classification
God or goddess · certain
Pantheon or tradition shelf
Babylonian
Cultures
Babylonian
Traditions
Babylonian religious traditions
Periods
Unspecified
Places
Unspecified

Identity and a conservative image prompt are grounded in accession-level historical comparanda; textual, cultic, and relational extraction remains incomplete.

Direct connections and evidence

No direct correspondence relationship has completed the evidence gate for this record yet.