Minki

deity underworld Hurrian single tradition · 3

Minki is a Hurrian deity. Alfonso Archi states that Minki might be derived from Ninki. Minki is paired with Amunki.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

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

Relationships

consort of
Amunki
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."”

#14924 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Let Nara, [Napšara, Minki], and Ammunki listen! Let Ammezzadu [and ...], father and mother of [...], listen!”

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