Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Ama-arhus" | Akkadian | Babylonian and Akkadian fertility goddess |
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 "Nergal" | Assyrian / Babylonian | One of the divinities who ruled the netherworld, a goddess of war & death |
God name "Shamash" | Assyrians / Babylonians | Sun God and God of righteousness, law and divination. |
Demon name "Abaddon" | Babylonian | It is the second of the seven names of the underworld in the Babylonian Talmud. Chief of the demons of the 7th hierarchy Hebrew / Christian |
Spirit name "Akhkhazu" | Babylonian | The Seizer. An evil spirit, who had the power of securing his victim under his control. Babylonian |
King name "Alalu" | Babylonian | The first king of the heavens in Babylonian mythology. |
Demon name "Alu" | Babylonian | The strong one. A Babylonian demon. |
Spirit name "Ardat lili" | Babylonian | Maids of the night. evil spirits who plied their trade at night. Babylonian |
Demon name "Asakku" | Babylonian | Plague spreading demons. Babylonian |
Goddess name "Ban" | Babylonian | The consort of Ningirsu and one of the most prominent goddesses in the Babylonian pantheon. |
God name "Bel" | Babylonian | Signifying "lord" or "master", is a title rather than a genuine name, applied to various gods in Babylonian religion. The feminine form is Belit 'Lady, Mistress'. Bel is represented in Greek and Latin by Belos and Belus respectively. Linguistically Bel is an East Semitic form cognate with Northwest Semitic Baal with the same meaning. |
God name "Dumu-zi" | Babylonian | Child of life. A god of the Sun. Babylonian |
Deity name "Dumu-zi-zuab" | Babylonian | A local deity. Nebo, under this name, is described as a son of the deep. Babylonian |
Deity name "Dun-shagga" | Babylonian | A local deity. Babylonian |
Demon name "Ekimmu" | Babylonian | demons that infest the graves. Babylonian |
Deity name "Gad" | Babylonian | The pan-Semitic deity of fortune worshipped during the babylonian captivity. |
Goddess name "Lahamu" | Babylonian | In the Babylonian story of creation, Lahama is the daughter of the primordial goddess Tiamat. She guards the gate to the sea; the sea is her dominion. She holds an overflowing vase; she contains, bestows the waters of life. The Seven Tablets of Creation |