# Ninurta: The Sumerian Hero-God of War — WHE Definition Discussion

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Ninurta (identified with Ningirsu, Pabilsag, and the biblical Nimrod) is the Sumerian and Akkadian hero-god of war, hunting, and the south wind. He first appears in texts in the early 3rd millennium BCE as an agricultural god and local deity of the town of Girsu (as Ningirsu) and the city of Larak (as Pabilsag), both Sumerian communities.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Ninurta/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ninurta/)._

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