The god who fights the monsters and then digs the canal
Warning
He returns the stolen tablet and then puts you to work
Resonance
Farmers engineers those who hold a line against flood
Symbols
PloughAnzu birdSharur mace
Mythology Summary
Ningirsu, or Ninurta, is the Sumerian god of the plough and the canal who defeats the monster Asag and then reorganises the wilderness into fields and waterways. He is the hero whose reward is infrastructure; his weapon is the talking mace Sharur and the lion-headed thunderbird Imdugud/Anzu is his emblem.
Modern Practice
Ningirsu is called on at the opening of a canal, at the ploughing and in defence against flood. His practice is the work that makes the land hold together.