Amunki

deity underworld Hurrian single tradition · 3

Amunki is a Hurrian deity. Alfonso Archi states that Amunki might be derived from Umunki, the Emesal form of Enki. Amunki is paired with Minki.

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When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – -1200
Historical notes
Appears in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.

Relationships

consort of
Minki
aspect of
Anunnaki

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Sources

Source passages

“According to Alfonso Archi, Mesopotamian primordial deities such as the ancestors of Enlil might have influenced similar groups in Hurrian mythology. Two of such Hurrian deities, Minki and Amunki, might be derived from Ninki and the Emesal form of Enki, Umunki.”

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“In one Hittite ritual, the names of the old gods are listed as: "Aduntarri the diviner, Zulki the dream interpretess, Irpitia Lord of the Earth, Narā, Namšarā, Minki, Amunki, and Āpi."”

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“When their individual names are listed in Hittite treaties, twelve of them are enumerated, with the exception of the treaty with Alaksandu, which lists only nine, namely Nara, Napšara, Amunki, Tuḫuši, Ammezzadu, Alalu, Kumarbi, Enlil and Ninlil.”

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