Sumerian · God or goddess · Certain

Ishkur

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Living Sumerian grimoire painting of Ishkur holding one three-pronged lightning weapon beside one anatomically correct bull under storm clouds.

Iškur is the Sumerian storm god whose thunder, lightning, rain, flood, and wind can destroy the land or bring grain and abundance.

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
Sumerian
Cultures
Sumerian
Traditions
Sumerian 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.