Amunki
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.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Appears in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- consort of
- Minki
- co occurs with
- Ullikummi, Tuḫuši, Alalu, Napšara, Ammezzadu, Ilib, Ereshkigal, Ninsar, Ninki, Enšar, Enuruulla, Ninuruulla, Anshar, Kishar, Dūri, Dāri, Ea, Lelwani, Enlil, Ninlil, Kumarbi, Enmesharra
- aspect of
- Anunnaki
Mentioned by
- Ilib
- Ereshkigal
- Ninsar
- Ninki
- Enšar
- Enuruulla
- Ninuruulla
- Anshar
- Kishar
- Dūri
- Dāri
- Ea
- Lelwani
- Enlil
- Ninlil
- Kumarbi
and 1 more
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.”
#14839 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“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."”
#14925 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“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.”
#14979 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001