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The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria

CHAPTER VIII
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Elsewhere she scarcely appears, unless in inscriptions of a purely religious character.

Perhaps she was commonly regarded as so much one with her husband that a separate and distinct mention of her seemed not to be requisite.
Gula is known to have had at least two temples in Assyria.

One of these was at Asshur, where she was worshipped in combination with ten other deities, of whom one only, Ishtar, was of high rank.

The other was at Calah, where her husband had also a temple.

She is perhaps to be identified with _Bilat-Ili_, "the mistress of the gods," to whom Sargon dedicated one of his gates in conjunction with Hoa.
NINIP, or NIN.
Among the gods of the second order, there is none whom the Assyrians worshipped with more devotion than Nin, or Ninip.


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