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The following is a list ofMesopotamian deities.

Contents

1 Major deities2 Lesserdeities3 Primordial beings4 Demigods and heroes5 Spirits and demons6 Legendary beasts

Major deities

Adad or Ishkur - god of storms, venerated as a supreme power especially in Syria and LebanonAnshur- head of the Assyrian pantheon, regarded as the equivalent of EnlilAnu or An - god of heaven and the sky, lord of constellations, and father of the gods,creatorEnki or Ea - god of the freshwater Abzu, crafts, water, intelligence, mischief and creationEnlil - god of the wind and divine ruler of the Earth and its human inhabitantsEreshkigal - goddess of Irkalla, the UnderworldInanna or Ishtar - goddess of fertility, love, sex and warMarduk - patron deity of Babylon who eventually became regarded as the head of the Babylonian pantheo

Nabu - god of wisdom and writingNanshe - goddess of social justice, prophecy, fertility and fishingNergal - god ofplague, war, and the sun in its destructive capacity; later husband of EreshkigalNinhursag - earth and mother goddess; also known as Mami, Belet-Ili, Ki, Ninmah, Nintu and AruruNinlil - goddess of the air; consort of EnlilNinurta - champion of the gods, the epitome of youthful vigour, and god of agricultureShamash or Utu - god of the sun, arbiter of justice and patron of travellersSin or Nanna - god of the moon

Tammuz or Dumuzi - god of food and vegetation

Lesser deities

Abu - a minor god of plantsAma-arhus - Akkadian fertility goddess; later merged into NinhursagAmasagnul - Akkadian fertility goddessAmathaunta - goddess of the oceanAmurru - god of the Amorite people
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An - a goddess, possibly the female principle of AnuAsaruludu or Namshub - a protective deityAshnan - goddess of grainAya - a mother goddess and consort of ShamashAzimua - a minor Sumerian goddessBau - dog-headed patron goddess of LagashBelet-Seri - recorder of the dead entering the underworld

Birdu - an underworld god; consort of Manungal and later syncretized with NergalDamgalnuna - mother of MardukDamu - god of vegetation and rebirth; possibly a local offshoot of DumuziDruaga - an underworld godEmesh - god of vegetation, created to take responsibility on earth for woods, fields, sheep folds, and stableEnbilulu - god of rivers, canals, irrigation and farmingEndursaga - a herald godEnkimdu - god of farming, canals and ditchesEnmesarra - an underworld god of the law, equated with NergalEnnugi - attendant and throne-bearer of Enlil

Enshag - a minor deity born to relieve the illness of EnkiEnten - god of vegetation, created to take responsibility on earth for the fertility of ewes, goats, cows,donkeys, birdsErra - Akkadian god of mayhem and pestilenceGaga - a minor deity featured in theEnma EliGatumdag - a fertility goddess and tutelary mother goddess of LagashGeshtu-E - minor god of intelligenceGibil or Gerra - god of fireGugalanna - the Great Bull of Heaven, the constellation Taurus and the first husband of Ereshkigal

Gunara - a minor god of uncertain statusHahanu - a minor god of uncertain statusHani - an attendant of the storm god AdadHayasum - a minor god of uncertain statusHegir-Nuna - a daughter of the goddess BauHendursaga - god of lawIlabrat - attendant and minister of state to AnuIshum - brother of Shamash and attendant of ErraIsimud - two-faced messenger of EnkiItaran - god of the city of Der (Sumer)

Kabta - god of pickaxes and the shaping of bricksKakka - attendant and minister of state to both Anu and AnsharKingu - consort of Tiamat; killed by Marduk, who used his blood to create mankindKubaba - tutelary goddess of the city of CarchemishKulla - brick-godKus (god) - god of herdsmenLahar - god of cattleLugal-Irra - possibly a minor variation of ErraLulal - 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-bornsManungal - an underworld goddess; consort of BirduMammetun - Sumerian goddess of fateMandanu -god of divine judgmentMuati - obscure Sumerian god who became syncretized with NabuMushdamma - god of buildings and foundations

Nammu - a creation goddess

Nanaya - goddess personifying voluptuousness and sensualityNazi - a minor deity born to relieve the illness of EnkiNegun - a minor goddess of uncertain statusNeti - a minor underworld god; the chief gatekeeper of the netherworld and the servant of EreshkigalNgeshtin-ana - goddess of wine and cold seasonsNibhaz - god of the AvimNidaba - goddess of writing, learning and the harvestNamtar - minister of EreshkigalNin-Ildu - god of carpentersNin-imma - goddess of the female sex organs

Ninazu - god of the underworld and healingNindub - god associated with the city LagashNinegal - god of smithsNingal - goddess of reeds and consort of Nanna (Sin)Ningikuga - goddess of reeds and marshesNingirama - god of magic and protector against snakesNingishzida - god of the underworldNinkarnunna - god of barbersNinkasi - goddess of beer

Ninkilim - "Lord Rodent" god of verminNinkurra - minor mother goddessNinmena - Sumerian mother goddess who became syncretized with NinhursagNinsar - goddess of plantsNinshubur - Queen of the East, messenger goddess and second-in-command to InannaNinsun - "Lady Wild Cow"; mother of GilgameshNinsutu - a minor deity born to relieve the illness of EnkiNintinugga - Babylonian goddess of healingNintulla - a minor deity born to relieve the illness of EnkiNu Mus Da - patron god of the lost city of Kazallu

Nunbarsegunu - goddess of barleyNusku - god of light and firePabilsa - tutelary god of the city of IsinPap-nigin-gara - Akkadian and Babylonian god of war, syncretized with NinurtaPapsukkal - Akkadian messenger godSarpanit - mother goddess and consort of MardukThe Sebitti - a group of minor war godsShakka - patron god of herdsmenShala - goddess of war and grain
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Shara - minor god of war and a son of InannaSharra Itu - Sumerian fertility goddessShu-pa-e - astral and fertility god associated with the planet JupiterShul-utula - personal deity to Entemena, king of the city of EninnuShullat - minor god and attendant of ShamashShulmanu - god of the underworld, fertility and warShulsaga - astral goddess

Sirara - goddess of the Persian GulfSiris - goddess of beerSirsir - god of mariners and boatmenSirtir - goddess of sheepSumugan - god of the river plainsTashmetum - consort of NabuTishpak - tutelary god of the city of EshnunnaTutu - tutelary god of the city of BorsippaUa-Ildak - goddess responsible for pastures and poplar treesUkur - a god of the underworld

Uttu - goddess of weaving and clothingWer - a storm god linked to AdadZaqar - 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 inthe Babylonian creation epicEnma EliAnshar - god of the sky and male principle

Kishar - goddess of the earth and female principleLahamu - first-born daughter of Abzu and TiamatLahmu - first-born son of Abzu and Tiamat; a protective and beneficent deityMummu - god of crafts and technical skillTiamat - primordial goddess of the ocean

emigods 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 mankindEnkidu - hero and companion of GilgameshEnmerkar - the legendary builder of the city of UrukGilgamesh - hero and king of Uruk; central character in theEpic of GilgameshLugalbanda - 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 riversAsakku, evil demon(s)The edimmu - ghosts of those who were not buried properlyGall, underworld demonHanbi or Hanpa - father of PazuzuHumbaba - guardian of the Cedar ForestLamashtu - a malevolent being who menaced women during childbirth

Lil, wandering demonMukl r lemutti demon of headachesPazuzu - king of the demons of the wind; he also represented the southwestern wind, the bearer of stormsand droughtRabisu - an evil vampiric spiritulak the toilet-demon, lurker in the bathroomZu - 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 SnakeUumgallu, Great DragonMuma, Exalted SerpentMuuu, Furious SnakeLamu, the Hairy One

Ugallu, the Big Weather-BeastUridimmu, Mad LionGirtablull, Scorpion-ManUm dabrtu, Violent StormsKulull, Fish-ManKusarikku, Bull-Man

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