| Sumerian | Babylonian | Function |
| Abzu | Apsu | Sweet waters under earth, the abyss |
| An | Anu | Sky, Firmament, Father of gods |
| Dumuzi ("sacred son") | Tammuz | Shepherd, god of grain, beer, dying god (Inanna / Ishtar's husband) |
| Enki | Ea | Controller of sweet waters, god of wisdom (trickster) |
| Enlil | Enlil or Ellil | Lord of wind and air |
| Ereshkigal | Ereshkigal | Queen of Underworld |
| Geshtinanna ("Lady of the Vine") | Goddess of grapes, wine, "the leafy grapevine," sister of Dumuzi | |
| Gugalanna (Bull of Heaven) | Nergal | Ereshkigal's husband |
| Imdugud bird ("heavy rain") | Anzu or Zu bird | Thunderbird, later assimilated to Ninurta |
| Inanna | Ishtar | Goddess of love, fertility, storehouse, war |
| Namtar | Namtar | Fate, death messenger |
| Nammu | Tiamat | Primeval ocean-mother |
| Nanna | Sin | Moon |
| Ninhursag (Nintu) | Mami, Belet-ili, Aruru | Mother goddess (Ki?) |
| Ninurta (Ningirsu) | Ninurta | War, thunder god |
| Utu | Shamash | Sun, judge, law-giver |
| Ziusudra, Atrahasis, | Utnapishtim | names for Flood hero |
Monday, December 5, 2011
Mesopotamian Deities
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