Note 991 — Chapter XXXVI · FISH IN OFFERINGS, AUGURIES, ETC.
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According to Langdon, Tammuz and Ishtar (op. cit.), p. 47, “Ninâ, a water deity, was identified at an early date with the constellation, Scorpio; for this reason her brother Ningirsu, also a water deity, was identified with one of the stars of Scorpio.”