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Nikkal, Nikkal-wa-Ib

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Nikkal, the Syrian moon-goddess of the Ugarits and later of the Phoenicians, is  married to the moon-god Jarih, and their marriage is lyrically described in the Ugaritic text Nikkal and the Kathirat.


Nikkal is also a goddess of orchards, whose name means "Great Lady and Fruitful" and derives from Akkadian / West Semitic "´Ilat ´Inbi" meaning "Goddess of Fruit".


The oldest incomplete annotated piece of ancient music is a Hurrian song, a hymn in Ugaritic cuneiform syllabic writing which was dedicated to Nikkal......"The Hymn to Nikkal"...*****


Nikkal's Sumerian equivalent is the goddess Ningal.



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