The god Ninkilim, inscribed dnin-PEŠ2, is a widely referenced Mesopotamian deity from Sumerian to later Babylonian periods whose minions include wildlife in general and vermin in particular.
Although Ninkilim is feminine in the great god-list, and the Sumerian Farmer's Almanac – (which entreats the farmer to pray to Ninkilim, goddess of field mice, so that she will keep her sharp-toothed little subjects away from the growing grain), the field-pest incantations know him as masculine, as do other texts of the later periods.
[2] Ninkilim was often regarded as the creator of various field pests, though this role could also be assigned to the god Ennugi or to Alulu,[3] a legendary primordial king of Eridu who was apparently believed to detest barley (metaphorically referred to as "Queen Nisaba").
[4] The 8th year of Iddin-Dagān celebrates his selection “by means of the omens (of) the high-priestess of Nin-kilim.” He was one of the patron deities, with the goddess Bēlit-ilī, of the city of Diniktum.
[5] Suggestions that Ninkilim was equated with Ningirima can be found in older publications,[6] based on the similarity of their names, a shared cult center (Murum) and other factors, but according to Manfred Krebernik this proposal is implausible.