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List of Mesopotamian deities


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The following is a list of Mesopotamian deities .

Contents
1 Major deities 2 Lesser deities 3 Primordial beings 4 Demigods and heroes 5 Spirits and demons 6 Legendary beasts

Major deities
Adad or Ishkur - god of storms, venerated as a supreme power especially in Syria and Lebanon Anshur - head of the Assyrian pantheon, regarded as the equivalent of Enlil Anu or An - god of heaven and the sky, lord of constellations, and father of the gods,creator Enki or Ea - god of the freshwater Abzu, crafts, water, intelligence, mischief and creation Enlil - god of the wind and divine ruler of the Earth and its human inhabitants Ereshkigal - goddess of Irkalla, the Underworld Inanna or Ishtar - goddess of fertility, love, sex and war Marduk - patron deity of Babylon who eventually became regarded as the head of the Babylonian pantheon Nabu - god of wisdom and writing Nanshe - goddess of social justice, prophecy, fertility and fishing Nergal - god of plague, war, and the sun in its destructive capacity; later husband of Ereshkigal Ninhursag - earth and mother goddess; also known as Mami, Belet-Ili, Ki, Ninmah, Nintu and Aruru Ninlil - goddess of the air; consort of Enlil Ninurta - champion of the gods, the epitome of youthful vigour, and god of agriculture Shamash or Utu - god of the sun, arbiter of justice and patron of travellers Sin or Nanna - god of the moon Tammuz or Dumuzi - god of food and vegetation

Lesser deities
Abu - a minor god of plants Ama-arhus - Akkadian fertility goddess; later merged into Ninhursag Amasagnul - Akkadian fertility goddess Amathaunta - goddess of the ocean Amurru - god of the Amorite people
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An - a goddess, possibly the female principle of Anu Asaruludu or Namshub - a protective deity Ashnan - goddess of grain Aya - a mother goddess and consort of Shamash Azimua - a minor Sumerian goddess Bau - dog-headed patron goddess of Lagash Belet-Seri - recorder of the dead entering the underworld Birdu - an underworld god; consort of Manungal and later syncretized with Nergal Damgalnuna - mother of Marduk Damu - god of vegetation and rebirth; possibly a local offshoot of Dumuzi Druaga - an underworld god Emesh - god of vegetation, created to take responsibility on earth for woods, fields, sheep folds, and stables Enbilulu - god of rivers, canals, irrigation and farming Endursaga - a herald god Enkimdu - god of farming, canals and ditches Enmesarra - an underworld god of the law, equated with Nergal Ennugi - attendant and throne-bearer of Enlil Enshag - a minor deity born to relieve the illness of Enki Enten - god of vegetation, created to take responsibility on earth for the fertility of ewes, goats, cows, donkeys, birds Erra - Akkadian god of mayhem and pestilence Gaga - a minor deity featured in the Enma Eli Gatumdag - a fertility goddess and tutelary mother goddess of Lagash Geshtu-E - minor god of intelligence Gibil or Gerra - god of fire Gugalanna - the Great Bull of Heaven, the constellation Taurus and the first husband of Ereshkigal Gunara - a minor god of uncertain status Hahanu - a minor god of uncertain status Hani - an attendant of the storm god Adad Hayasum - a minor god of uncertain status Hegir-Nuna - a daughter of the goddess Bau Hendursaga - god of law Ilabrat - attendant and minister of state to Anu Ishum - brother of Shamash and attendant of Erra Isimud - two-faced messenger of Enki Itaran - god of the city of Der (Sumer) Kabta - god of pickaxes and the shaping of bricks Kakka - attendant and minister of state to both Anu and Anshar Kingu - consort of Tiamat; killed by Marduk, who used his blood to create mankind Kubaba - tutelary goddess of the city of Carchemish Kulla - brick-god Kus (god) - god of herdsmen Lahar - god of cattle Lugal-Irra - possibly a minor variation of Erra Lulal - the younger son of Inanna; patron god of Bad-tibira
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Mamitu - goat-headed goddess of destiny, who decreed the fate of the new-borns Manungal - an underworld goddess; consort of Birdu Mammetun - Sumerian goddess of fate Mandanu -god of divine judgment Muati - obscure Sumerian god who became syncretized with Nabu Mushdamma - god of buildings and foundations Nammu - a creation goddess Nanaya - goddess personifying voluptuousness and sensuality Nazi - a minor deity born to relieve the illness of Enki Negun - a minor goddess of uncertain status Neti - a minor underworld god; the chief gatekeeper of the netherworld and the servant of Ereshkigal Ngeshtin-ana - goddess of wine and cold seasons Nibhaz - god of the Avim Nidaba - goddess of writing, learning and the harvest Namtar - minister of Ereshkigal Nin-Ildu - god of carpenters Nin-imma - goddess of the female sex organs Ninazu - god of the underworld and healing Nindub - god associated with the city Lagash Ninegal - god of smiths Ningal - goddess of reeds and consort of Nanna (Sin) Ningikuga - goddess of reeds and marshes Ningirama - god of magic and protector against snakes Ningishzida - god of the underworld Ninkarnunna - god of barbers Ninkasi - goddess of beer Ninkilim - "Lord Rodent" god of vermin Ninkurra - minor mother goddess Ninmena - Sumerian mother goddess who became syncretized with Ninhursag Ninsar - goddess of plants Ninshubur - Queen of the East, messenger goddess and second-in-command to Inanna Ninsun - "Lady Wild Cow"; mother of Gilgamesh Ninsutu - a minor deity born to relieve the illness of Enki Nintinugga - Babylonian goddess of healing Nintulla - a minor deity born to relieve the illness of Enki Nu Mus Da - patron god of the lost city of Kazallu Nunbarsegunu - goddess of barley Nusku - god of light and fire Pabilsa - tutelary god of the city of Isin Pap-nigin-gara - Akkadian and Babylonian god of war, syncretized with Ninurta Papsukkal - Akkadian messenger god Sarpanit - mother goddess and consort of Marduk The Sebitti - a group of minor war gods Shakka - patron god of herdsmen Shala - goddess of war and grain
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Shara - minor god of war and a son of Inanna Sharra Itu - Sumerian fertility goddess Shu-pa-e - astral and fertility god associated with the planet Jupiter Shul-utula - personal deity to Entemena, king of the city of Eninnu Shullat - minor god and attendant of Shamash Shulmanu - god of the underworld, fertility and war Shulsaga - astral goddess Sirara - goddess of the Persian Gulf Siris - goddess of beer Sirsir - god of mariners and boatmen Sirtir - goddess of sheep Sumugan - god of the river plains Tashmetum - consort of Nabu Tishpak - tutelary god of the city of Eshnunna Tutu - tutelary god of the city of Borsippa Ua-Ildak - goddess responsible for pastures and poplar trees Ukur - a god of the underworld Uttu - goddess of weaving and clothing Wer - a storm god linked to Adad Zaqar - messenger of Sin who relays communication through dreams and nightmares

Primordial beings
Abzu - the Ocean Below, the name for fresh water from underground aquifers; depicted as a deity only in the Babylonian creation epic Enma Eli Anshar - god of the sky and male principle Kishar - goddess of the earth and female principle Lahamu - first-born daughter of Abzu and Tiamat Lahmu - first-born son of Abzu and Tiamat; a protective and beneficent deity Mummu - god of crafts and technical skill Tiamat - primordial goddess of the ocean

Demigods and heroes


Adapa - a hero who unknowingly refused the gift of immortality The Apkallu - seven demigods created by the god Enki to give civilization to mankind Enkidu - hero and companion of Gilgamesh Enmerkar - the legendary builder of the city of Uruk Gilgamesh - hero and king of Uruk; central character in the Epic of Gilgamesh Lugalbanda - second king of Uruk, who ruled for 1,200 years

Spirits and demons


Al, demon of night
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Asag - monstrous demon whose presence makes fish boil alive in the rivers Asakku, evil demon(s) The edimmu - ghosts of those who were not buried properly Gall, underworld demon Hanbi or Hanpa - father of Pazuzu Humbaba - guardian of the Cedar Forest Lamashtu - a malevolent being who menaced women during childbirth Lil, wandering demon Mukl r lemutti demon of headaches Pazuzu - king of the demons of the wind; he also represented the southwestern wind, the bearer of storms and drought Rabisu - an evil vampiric spirit ulak the toilet-demon, lurker in the bathroom Zu - divine storm-bird and the personification of the southern wind and the thunder clouds

Legendary beasts
Battle Bison beast - one of the creatures slain by Ninurta The eleven mythical monsters created by Timat in the Epic of Creation, Enma Eli: Bamu, Venomous Snake Uumgallu, Great Dragon Muma, Exalted Serpent Muuu, Furious Snake Lamu, the Hairy One Ugallu, the Big Weather-Beast Uridimmu, Mad Lion Girtablull, Scorpion-Man Um dabrtu, Violent Storms Kulull, Fish-Man Kusarikku, Bull-Man Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Mesopotamian_deities&oldid=556019595" Categories: Mesopotamian deities Lists of deities Mythology-related lists Religion-related lists This page was last modified on 20 May 2013 at 23:05. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

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