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Enki (Sumerian: 𒀭𒂗𒆠 D EN-KI) is the Sumerian god of water, knowledge , crafts (gašam), and creation (nudimmud), and one of the Anunnaki. He was later known as Ea (Akkadian: 𒀭𒂍𒀀) or Ae [5] in Akkadian (Assyrian-Babylonian) religion, and is identified by some scholars with Ia in Canaanite religion.
9 sty 2017 · Originally, Enki (then known as Enkig) was a Sumerian deity of fresh water and patron of the city of Eridu, considered by the Mesopotamians the first city established at the beginning of the world where the gods established law.
23 lis 2023 · Not only was it midway between the cities of Ur and Sippar, i.e., between Sumer and northern Babylonia, but it was also the seat of Enlil, the chief god of the Sumerian pantheon, the “Lord Wind,” ruler of the cosmos and one of the triad of gods, including Anu (Sumerian: An) and Ea (Sumerian: Enki).
Enlil, [a] later known as Elil and Ellil, is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with wind, air, earth, and storms. [4] He is first attested as the chief deity of the Sumerian pantheon, [5] but he was later worshipped by the Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Hurrians.
18 cze 2019 · Enki was a Mesopotamian creator god who ruled fresh water, mischief and magic. He also saved humanity. In the belief system of the Sumerians, Enki (known also as Ea by the Akkadians and Babylonians) was regarded to be one of the most important deities.
20 maj 2024 · Enlil, also known as Ellil, was the supreme god of the Mesopotamian pantheon during the Akkadian period (c. 2300-2100 BCE) and continued to be a prominent deity throughout Mesopotamian history. His name translates to "Lord Wind," reflecting his association with the powerful forces of nature, particularly wind and storms.
It opens with a theogony, the descent of the gods, set in a time frame prior to creation of the heavens and earth. At that time, the ocean waters, called Tiamat, and her husband, the freshwater Apsu, mingled, with the result that several gods emerged in pairs.
