Ian Deities

Mesopotamian Deities This list contains Akkadian, Babylonian, and Sumerian names, some of which refer to the same god in the other culture, and also over a number of time periods. A-a •

Sun goddess

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Consort of the sun god Samas

Abu •

Minor vegetation god

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Sprung from head of Enki

Abzu •

God of underground waters

Adad •

Weather god

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Giver of life in the fields

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Son of Anu

Ama-arhus •

Fertility goddess

Amasagnul •

Fertility goddess

An (Anum) •

Head of the pantheon

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God of the sky

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The ultimate source of all authority

Annedotus: See Oannes. Anshar •

Primordial deity linked with heaven

Antu •

Creator goddess

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Consort of Anu

Antum •

Consort of An

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Source of rain

Anu

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Creator god

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Consort of Antu

Anum: See An. Anunitu: See Antu. Apsu •

God of underworld primeval waters

Aruru •

Mother goddess

Aruzu •

God of completed construction

Asalluha •

Messenger and reporter to his father Enki

Ashnan •

Goddess of grain

Asman •

Minor vegetation goddess

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Protectoress of the grains in the fields

Assur •

Tutelary (guardian) god

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National deity of Assyria

Aya •

Mother goddess

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Consort of sun god Samas

Baba •

Fertility goddess

Belet-Seri •

Underworld goddess

Birdu •

Minor underworld god

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Consort of Manungal

Dagon •

God of vegetation

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Fertility god

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Half man and half fish

Damgalnuna •

Mother goddess

Ea: See Enki. Ellil: See Enlil. Emesh •

Vegetation god

Enbillulu •

River god

Endursaga •

Herald god

Enki (Ea) •

God of Earth

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God of the fresh waters

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God of the air

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God of wisdom

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Source of all secret magical knowledge

Enkimdu •

God of canals and ditches

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Father of Marduk

Enlil (Ellil) •

National god of Sumer

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Held the Tablets of Destiny

Enmesarra •

God of the law

Ennugi •

God attendant and throne-bearer of Enlil

Enten •

Guardian deity of farmers

Ereshkigal •

Queen of the netherworld

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Consort of Gugulanna

Erra

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God of war

Erua: See Zarpanitu.. Gangir •

Daughter of goddess Baba

Gatumdug •

Fertility goddess

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Daughter of god An

Gerra •

God of fire

Geshtu •

Minor god of intellect

Gibil •

Fire god

Girru •

God of fire and light

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Messenger of the gods

Gugulanna •

Minor underworld deity

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Consort of Erishkigal

Gula (Nin Ezen) •

Goddess of healing

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Consort of Ninurta

Gusilim: See Ishtaran. Hala •

Goddess of healing

Hani •

Minor god and attendant of Adad

Hendursaga •

God of the law

Igigi •

A group of younger sky gods

Ilabrat •

Minor god and minister of state of chief god Anu

Im •

Storm god

Inanna (Ishtar) •

Sister of Utu

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Goddess of several roles, including Morning Star and Evening Star

Ishara •

Goddess of marriage and childbirth

Isimud •

Messenger of the god Enki

Ishkur •

Storm god

Ishtar: See Inanna. Ishtaran •

Tutelary god of the city of Dur

Ishum •

Attendant of the god Erra

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Brother of the god Samash

Kabta •

God of artisans

Kakka •

Minor god and minister of state to Anu and Anshar

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Personified of the earth and the underworld

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Consort of An

Ki

Kingu •

Leader of the forces of the beginning and shaping of the world

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Husband-son of Tiamat

Kishar •

Creator of An and Ki

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Consort of Anshar

Kulla •

God who restores temples

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God of builders

Kus •

God of herdsmen

Kusag •

Patron god of priests

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High priest of the gods

Lahamu •

Primordial deity

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Created from the primeval ocean

Lahar •

God of cattle

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Carries a bow and a club

Lilith •

Goddess of desolation

Lugal-Irra •

Underworld god

Mami •

Mother goddess who created mortals

Mandanu •

God of divine judgment

Manungal •

Underworld god

Marduk •

Supreme god

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God of the sun

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Son of Enki and Damgalnuna

Martu •

Tutelary god and patron god of the city of Ninab

Mullitu •

Goddess of fertility and childbirth

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Consort of Ellil

Nabu •

God of writing and wisdom

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Son of Marduk and Zarpanitu

Nammu •

Birth goddess

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Creator of heaven and earth

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Mother of the gods

Namtar •

Messenger god for the goddess Ereshkigal

Nanaja •

Fertility goddess

Nanna •

God of the full moon, the crescents, and the new moon

Nanshe •

Goddess of justice

Negun •

Minor goddess associated with the goddess Sirara

Nergal •

God of war, of pestilence, of the chase, of the midsummer sun

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King of the netherworld

Neti •

Chthonic (underworld) god

Nimsimug •

God who completes construction

Nin Ezen: See Gula. Nin Ilda •

God of carpenters

Nin Imma •

Fertility goddess

Nin Shar •

Minor mother goddess

Nindara •

Consort of the goddess Nanshe

Ninegal •

God of smiths

Nindurra

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Mother of the goddess Utto by Enki

Ningal •

Reed goddess

Ningikuga •

Goddess of reeds and marshes

Ningirama •

God of magic

Ningirsu •

God of thundershowers

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God of the plough

Ningis Zi Da •

God of light coming from the horizon

Ninhursaga •

High goddess

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Goddess of mountains

Ninib •

God of the spring sun

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God of the morning sun

Ninkarnunna •

Barber god

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Attendant of the god Ninurta

Ninkhursaga •

Goddess of birth for pregnant animals

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Midwife of the gods

Ninkurra •

Minor mother goddess

Ninlil •

Goddess of grain

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Consort of Enlil

Ninmena •

Mother goddess

Ninmu •

Mother of goddess Nindurra by Enki

Ninsikil •

Patron goddess of the paradise land of Dilmun

Ninshubur •

Messenger goddess of the goddess Inana

Ninsun •

Cow goddess

Ninurta •

God of thunderstorms

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God of the plough

Nisaba •

Goddess of writing

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Goddess of grain and reeds

Nu Mus Da •

Tutelary god

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Patron of the city Kazallu

Nudimmud •

God who created the first ocean

Nunbarsegunu •

Obscure mother goddess

Nushku •

God of light

Oannes (Annedotus) •

God of the sea

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Instructs humans in the arts and sciences during the day

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Head and body of a fish and feet of a man

Pa-bil-sag •

Tutelary god of Isin

Pap-nigin-gara •

God of war

Papsukal •

Messenger god

Samas •

Sun god

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Consort of A-a

Sebitti •

A group of minor gods

Shakka •

God of cattle

Shala •

War goddess

Shamash •

Sun god

Shara •

Minor war god

Shara Itu •

Fertility goddess

Sherida •

Mother goddess

Shullat •

Minor god

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Attendant of the sun god Shamash

Shulman •

Chthonic god

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Fertility god

Shul-pa-e •

Fertility god

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Astral god

Shulsaga •

Astral goddess

Shumugan •

God of river plains

Siduri •

Minor goddess of brewing

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Moon god

Sin Sirara

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Goddess of the Persian Gulf

Sirsir •

God of mariners

Tashmetu •

Goddess consort of the god Nabu

Tiamat •

Primordial creator goddess

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Goddess of the sea

Tishpak •

Tutelary god of the city of Eshnumma

Tutu •

Tutelary god of Rorsippa

Ua-Ildak •

Vegetation goddess

Urash •

Chthonic earth goddess

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A consort of the sky god An

Umunmutamku and Umunmutamnag •

Dieties who present to the gods offerings made by humans

Utnapishtim •

A human made a god after he built an ark and saved himself, his family, and the beasts because of the deluge

Uttu •

Goddess of clothing

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Vegetation goddess

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Daughter of Enki and Nindurra

Utu •

Sun god

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God responsible for dispensing justice to gods and men

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Son of the moon god Nanna and the goess Ninlil

Wer •

Storm god

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Linked with Adad and Amurru

Zababa •

God of war

Zarpanitu (Erua) •

Birth goddess

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Consort of Marduk

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Marriage celebrated annually at New Year in Babylon