entity_sources: ENT_MES_NERGAL, SRC_FOSTER_BEFORE_MUSES, direct attestation

2,936 links between entities and the sources that attest them, with evidence type and passage-level notes. The primary evidence layer: every entity classification traces to at least one record here.

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entity_id	source_id	evidence_type	source_note
ENT_MES_NERGAL	SRC_FOSTER_BEFORE_MUSES	direct attestation	Nergal and Ereshkigal (Foster pp. 506-524): the most important Akkadian text for Nergal; he descends to the underworld, has his head seized by Ereshkigal's throne-attendant Namtar, eventually seizes Ereshkigal herself, and becomes her consort as king of the underworld; Erra and Ishum (Foster pp. 900-934) is the other major Nergal/Erra text