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Sumerian
Religion Character Index |
Characters |
| Name |
Description |
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Ab |
God
of wisdom; father of Abzu |
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Abtagigi |
Goddess
of harlots |
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Abu |
Vegetation/healing
god; son of Nihursaga |
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Abzu |
God
of underground waters; father of An |
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Alad
Udug Lama |
Guardian deities |
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Alulim |
The first man |
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An
(1) |
Supreme
Creator god |
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An
(2) |
Sky goddess? |
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Anunnaki |
Children and courtiers of the god of heaven |
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Aruru |
Mother goddess; sister of Enlil |
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Asag |
Illness-causing demon |
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Asai |
A god; brother of Negun |
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Asalluha |
Messenger-god; son of Enki |
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Ashnan |
Goddess of grain; daughter of Enki |
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Baba |
Healing
goddess; Daughter of An |
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Babbar[109] |
Sun god[109] |
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Belili |
Moon-goddess; goddess of love and the underworld; sister-wife
of Dumuzi |
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Damgalnuna |
Mother
goddess; consort of Enki |
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Dazimus |
Healing
goddess; daughter of Nihursaga |
|
Dimmea[R69] |
A monster that caused illness in child-bearing |
|
Dumuzi |
God of fertility, flocks, grain, herds and god of the underworld;
son of Ninsun |
|
Egime |
Sister
and consort of Lil |
|
Emes |
God of vegetation |
| Emmer |
Goddess
of vegetation; daughter of Enki |
|
Enbilulu |
God of canals, irrigation and farming |
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Endukugga |
God of the underworld; consort of Nindukugga |
|
Endursaga |
Herald-god |
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Enki |
God
of wisdom and sweet water; son of An (1) |
|
Enkidu |
A warrior; companion of Gilgamesh |
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Enkimdu |
God of canals and ditches |
|
Enlil |
God
of the air; son of An |
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Enmesarra |
God of law; brother of Enten |
|
Ennugi |
God of canals and rivers |
|
Enshag |
Healing
god; son of Nihursaga |
|
Enten |
Fertility god and god of farmers; brother of Enmesarra |
|
Ereskigal |
Goddess of the underworld; sister of Inanna |
|
Galla |
Demons |
|
Gangir |
Goddess; daughter of Baba |
|
Gatumdug |
Fertility
goddess; daughter of An |
|
Geshtinanna |
Wine-goddess; sister of Inanna |
|
Gestu |
God of intellect |
|
Gabil |
God
of fire; son of An |
| Gangir |
Goddess;
daughter of Babas |
|
Gigim[R69] |
A ghost or spirit of the underworld[R69] |
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Gilgamesh |
Semi-divine king of Urak |
|
Gudanna |
A celestial bull |
|
Gugulanna |
A god of the underworld; consort of Ereskigal |
|
Gula |
Goddess
of healing and death; consort of Ninurta |
|
Gunura |
Goddess of uncertain status; sister of Dumuzi |
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Hahanu |
God of uncertain status |
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Haia |
God of store-houses; father of Ninlil |
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Hayasum |
God of uncertain status |
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Hendursaga |
God of law |
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Husbishag |
Goddes of the underworld; consort of Namtar |
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Igigi |
Sky gods |
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Imgug |
A divine eagle |
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Inanna |
Goddess of fertility, love and war; daughter of Nanna |
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Ishkur |
God
of rain and thunder; son of Nammu |
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Ishum[R69] |
A god; advisor to Marduk[R69] |
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Isimud |
Messenger god |
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Istaran |
God of medicine |
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Kabta |
God of artisans |
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Kengida[R69] |
One of Enlil's deity messengers[R69] |
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Ki |
Goddess
of the earth and underworld; consort of An |
|
Kingaludda[R69] |
One
of Enlil's deity messengers[R69] |
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Kulla |
God of bricks and tools |
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Kus |
God of herdsmen |
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Lahar |
God of cattle |
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Lil |
A
deity; consort of Araru |
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Lilith |
Goddess of desolation |
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Lugalbanda |
God
and king of Uruk; father of Gilgamesh |
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Lugal-irra |
Underworld god |
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Lulal |
God of uncertain status |
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Mami |
Mother goddess |
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Manungal |
God of the underworld |
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Martu |
Storm god |
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Mes
An Du |
God of uncertain status |
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Mes Lam Taea |
God
of war; son of Enlil |
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Muati |
God of uncertain status |
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Mushdamma |
God of architecture and building |
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Nammu |
Goddess
of underground waters; consort of Abzu |
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Namtar |
Plague-god; consort of Husbishag |
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Nanna |
Moon-god
and god of fertility; son of Enlil |
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Nanse |
Goddess of justice and floods; daughter of Enkil |
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Nazi |
Healing god; son of Nihursaga |
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Negun |
Goddess
of uncertain status; sister of Asai |
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Neti |
God of the underworld |
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Nergal |
God of the war, the underworld and sudden death; son of Enlil |
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Ninazu |
God
of healing and magic; son of Enlil |
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Nindara[J22] |
A god; consort of Nanse[J22] |
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Nindukugga |
Goddess of the underworld; consort of Endukugga |
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Ningal |
Moon-goddess;
consort of Nanna |
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Ningikuga |
Goddess
of reeds and marshes; consort of Enki |
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Ningilin |
God of uncertain status |
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Ningirama |
God of magic |
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Ningirsu |
God
of irrigation; son and consort of Baba |
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Ningiszida |
God of light at the horizon; son of Ninazu |
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Ninhursaga |
Fertility
goddess; daughter of An |
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Nin-imma |
Fertility
goddess; daughter of Enki |
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Nin'insinna |
Fertility
goddess; daughter of An |
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Ninkarnunna |
God of barbers |
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Ninkasi |
Goddess
of healing, wine and pleasure; daughter of Nihursaga |
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Ninkurra |
Mother
goddess; consort of Enlil |
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Ninlil |
Goddess
of the air and of grain; daughter of Haia |
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Ninmah |
Mother goddess; mother of Uttu |
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Ninmena |
Mother goddess |
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Ninsar |
Mother
goddess; daughter of Enkil |
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Ninsebargunnu |
Goddess of barley; consort of Haia |
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Ninsikil |
Patron goddess of Dilmun; daughter of Enki |
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Ninshubur |
Messenger goddess |
| Nissaba |
Goddess
of wisdom and writing; daughter of An |
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Ninsun |
Goddess
of the city of Uruk; consort of Lugalbanda |
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Ninsutu |
Healing
goddess; daughter of Nihursaga |
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Ninti |
Healing
deity; offspring of Nihursaga |
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Nintu |
Mother
goddess; consort of Enki |
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Nintur |
Healing
god; son of Nihursaga |
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Ninurta |
God
of thunderstorms and farmers; son of Enlil |
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Nissaba |
Goddess of wisdom and writing; daughter of An |
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Nudimudd[J22] |
Creator god[J22] |
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Nu
Mus Du[J22] |
Patron deity of the lost city of Kazallu[J22] |
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Pabilsag |
Tutelary
god of Isin; consort of Nin'insinna |
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Sara |
War god; son of Inana |
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Sarra
Itu |
Fertility goddess |
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Serida |
Mother goddess |
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Shamat |
A prostitute |
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Sirara |
Goddess of the Persian Gulf |
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Sirtur |
Goddess of sheep |
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Sul-pa-e |
Fertility
and sky god; consort of Ninhursaga |
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Sulsaga[J22] |
Astral goddess[J22] |
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Sul-utula[J22] |
Tutelary god of Enninu[J22] |
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Sumugan |
God of the river plains |
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Tagtug |
Sumerian
hero deified; son of Enki |
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Uddagubba[R69] |
One of Enlil's deity messengers[R69] |
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Uras |
Earth
goddess; consort of An |
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Utu |
Sun god and god of justice; son of Nanna |
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Uttu |
Goddess of weaving and spiders or of vegetation |
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We-e |
Sky god; leader of the Igigi |
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Zi |
Life spirits/goddess of life |
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Families
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Lands
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Abbreviations
and Symbols |
Sources
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Sumerian
Mythology Chart
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Religion |
