Ki
Ki is a deity who is paired with An in some sources, with the pair placed before Enki and Ninki. These sources presumably reflect the belief that the coupling of earth and heaven preceded the emergence of the ancestors of Enlil.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Lugaldukuga, Atea, Vatea, Dyaúṣ-pitṛ, Pṛthvī-mātṛ, Gæa, Anunnaki, Enki, Ninlil, Urash, Ninki, Wākea, Uranus, Geb, Nut
- sibling of
- An
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Two sources which include both the pairs Enki and Ninki and An with either Urash or Ki, with the latter placed before them, are also known, and presumably reflect the belief that the coupling of earth and heaven preceded the emergence of the ancestors of Enlil.”
#14808 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Anunnaki were believed to be the offspring of An and the earth goddess Ki. Samuel Noah Kramer identifies Ki with the Sumerian mother goddess Ninhursag, stating that they were originally the same figure.”
#14883 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Anu and Ki, Sumerian deities similar to Rangi and Papa”
#31674 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Ki (goddess) ... A Dictionary of Ancient near Eastern Mythology ... Gods in the Desert : Religions of the Ancient Near East”
#37084 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5