| Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
|---|---|---|
| God name "Apsu" | Mesopotamian / Babylonian - Akkadian | God of underground primeval waters. Derived from the Sumerian ABZU. In the Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elis Apsu is killed, while sleeping, by ENKI, who establishes his own abode above the deeps. Apsu's death triggered the cosmic challenge between the forces of MARDUK and TIAMAT.... |
| Goddess name "Aruru" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Mother goddess. See also NINHURSAG A.... |
| God name "Asalluha" | Babylon / Akkadia / Sumeria | Minor god who acts as a messenger and reporter to Enki. Babylon / Akkadia / Sumeria |
| God name "Asalluha" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Minor god. A son of ENKI who apparently acts as a messenger and reporter to his father. Linked with rituals of exorcism. Cult center Ku'ara. In Babylonian times he became largely syncretized with MARDTK.... |
| Goddess name "Ashnan" | Sumeria | Goddess of drunkenness, wine and grains Sumeria |
| Goddess name "Ashnan/ Asnan" | Sumeria | A goddess of drunkenness, wine & grains |
| Goddess name "Asnan" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | vegetation goddess. Minor deity probably known to the Sumerians from circa 3500BC or earlier. She is concerned with the abundance of grain in the fields, sent as its protectress by the gods ENLIL and ENKI. According to creation accounts, she and the cattle god LAHAR were first intended to serve the needs of the Annunaki, the celestial children of AN, but when the heavenly creatures were found unable to make use of their products, humankind was created to provide an outlet for their services. Attributes: ears of corn sprouting from her shoulders.... |
| Goddess name "Aya" | Mesopotamian / Babylonian Akkadian | Mother goddess. Derived from the Sumerian model of S ERIDA. Consort of the Sun god S AMAS whose marriage was celebrated at New Year in Babylon.... |
| Goddess name "Baba" | Sumeria | Goddess of healing and fertility. Sumeria |
| Goddess name "Baba" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Fertility goddess. Locally worshiped in Lagas, where Gudea built her a temple. Also Bau.... |
| Goddess name "Bau" | Sumeria | Goddess of fertility, depicted with the head of a dog, and her name means 'bark', 'woof'. Bau was known as the patron deity of Lagash. Sumeria |
| Goddess name "Bel" | Akkadian | Bel became especially used of the Babylonian god Marduk and when found in Assyrian and neo-Babylonian personal names or mentioned in inscriptions in Mesoptamian context it can usually be taken as referring to Marduk and no other god. Similarly Belit without some disambiguation mostly refers to Bel Marduk's spouse Sarpanit. However Marduk's mother, the Sumerian goddess called Ninhursag, Ningal and Ninmah and other names in Sumerian, was often known as Belit-ili 'Lady of the Gods' in Akkadian. |
| Goddess name "Damaannrna" | Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian | Mother goddess. She first appears as a consort of ENLIL and, as Mesopotamian traditions progress, becomes åśśociated with EA and the mother of the Babylonian god MARDUK. Also DAMKINA (Akkadian).... |
| Goddess name "Damgalnuna" | Babylon / Akkadia / Sumeria | Mother goddess who whelped Marduk. Babylon / Akkadia / Sumeria |
| Goddess name "Damkina" | Babylon / Akkadia / Sumeria | earth mother goddess and consort of Ea. Babylon / Akkadia / Sumeria |
| God name "Damu" | Sumeria | God of exorcism. Sumeria |
| Goddess name "Dazimus" | Sumeria | Goddess of healing. Sumeria |
| God name "Dilmun" | Sumeria | God of fresh water Sumeria |
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