He is mentioned as a god alongside Ninsun in a list of deities as early as the Early Dynastic Period .
He is the husband of the goddess Ninsun and the father of the mortal hero Gilgamesh .
husband is mentioned as a god alongside Ninsun in a list of deities as early as the Early Dynastic Period .
He is the husband of the goddess Ninsun and the father of the mortal hero Gilgamesh .