Think: The Adversary; the Enemy (of GOD).
>Etymology: Nimrud > root MRD (Rebel) + "n" suffix = infinitive construction: THE Rebel.
http:// www.davelivingston.com/nimrod.htm
http:// mediamonarchy.com/2013/05/gilgamesh-is-nimrod/ [note sauce]
[2003] http:// news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2982891.stm