Anunnaki
deity intermediate Sumerian single tradition · 2
The Anunnaki are a group of deities of the ancient Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians. In the earliest Sumerian writings about them, which come from the Post-Akkadian period, the Anunnaki are deities in the pantheon, descendants of An and Ki. Their primary function was to decree the fates of humanity.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -500
- Historical notes
- Earliest Sumerian writings about them come from the Post-Akkadian period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Utnapishtim, Ellil, Neretagmil, Damkianna, Enlil, Inanna, Utu, Nanna, Ninurta, Nabu, Ereshkigal, Nam-tar, Ninhursag, An, Antü, Ki, Anshar, Kishar
- served by
- Igigi
- has aspect
- Damkina, Nergal, Madānu, Marduk, Aduntarri, Zulki, Irpitia, Nara, Namšara, Minki, Amunki, Api
- allied with
- Ea, Mushteshirhablim, Ištar
- enemy of
- gods of Eshumesha, Ullikummi
Mentioned by
- Enlil
- Inanna
- Utu
- Nanna
- Ninurta
- Nabu
- Ereshkigal
- Nam-tar
- Ninhursag
- An
- Antü
- Ki
- Anshar
- Kishar
- Igigi
- Damkina
and 19 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Sitchin claimed that the Anunnaki were actually an advanced humanoid extraterrestrial species from the undiscovered planet Nibiru, who came to Earth around 500,000 years ago and constructed a base of operations in order to mine gold”
#14927 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“By her consort Anu (also known as Anunna), Ki gave birth to Anunnaki; the most prominent of these deities being Enlil, god of the air.”
#37074 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5