List of Mesopotamian deities

The following is a list of Mesopotamian deities.
==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
*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
*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 Enûma Eliš
*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
*Ištaran - 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
*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
*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
*Ningilin - obscure god of uncertain status
*Ningirama - god of magic and protector against snakes
*Ningishzida - god of the underworld
*Ninkarnunna - god of barbers
*Ninkasi - goddess of beer
*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
*Pabilsaĝ - 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
*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 Enûma Eliš
*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==
*Asag - monstrous demon whose presence makes fish boil alive in the rivers
*The edimmu - ghosts of those who were not buried properly
*Hanbi or Hanpa - father of Pazuzu
*Humbaba - guardian of the Cedar Forest
*Lamashtu - a malevolent being who menaced women during childbirth
*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
*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
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