| Tishpak | |
|---|---|
Warrior god associated with snakes | |
| Major cult center | Eshnunna |
| Symbol | mushussu |
| Genealogy | |
| Consort | Kulla[2] |
| Children | Nanshak, Pappasanu, Me-SUḪUR, possibly Inshushinak and Ishtaran[1] |
| Equivalents | |
| Sumerian | Ninazu[3] |
| Hurrian | Milkunni[1] |
| Ugaritic | Gaṯaru[4] |
Tishpak (Tišpak) was a Mesopotamian god associated with the ancient city Eshnunna and its sphere of influence, located in the Diyala area of Iraq. He was primarily a war deity, but he was also associated with snakes, including the mythical mushussu and bashmu, and with kingship.
Tishpak was of neither Sumerian nor Akkadian origin and displaced Eshnunna's original tutelary god, Ninazu. Their iconography and character were similar, though they were not formally regarded as identical in most Mesopotamian sources.