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The number seven was extremely important in ancient Mesopotamian cosmology. [41] [42] In Sumerian religion, the most powerful and important deities in the pantheon were sometimes called the "seven gods who decree": [43] An, Enlil, Enki, Ninhursag, Nanna, Utu, and Inanna. [44]
The god Marduk and his dragon Mušḫuššu. Ancient Mesopotamian religion encompasses the religious beliefs (concerning the gods, creation and the cosmos, the origin of man, and so forth) and practices of the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia, particularly Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia between circa 6000 BC [1] and 500 AD.
Weidner god list is the conventional name of one of the known ancient Mesopotamian lists of deities, originally compiled by ancient scribes in the late third millennium BCE, with the oldest known copy dated to the Ur III or the Isin-Larsa period. Further examples have been found in many excavated Mesopotamian cities, and come from between the ...
An = Anum, also known as the Great God List, [1] [2] is the longest preserved Mesopotamian god list, a type of lexical list cataloging the deities worshiped in the Ancient Near East, chiefly in modern Iraq. While god lists are already known from the Early Dynastic period, An = Anum most likely was composed in the later Kassite period.
"Sumerian cities each had their own gods but acknowledged the supremacy of...Enlil." [33] Enki was god of freshwater, male fertility, and knowledge. [20]: 75 His most important cult center was the E-abzu temple in the city of Eridu. [20]: 75 He was the patron and creator of humanity [20]: 75 and the sponsor of human culture.
Mesopotamian mythology refers to the myths, religious texts, and other literature that comes from the region of ancient Mesopotamia which is a historical region of Western Asia, situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system that occupies the area of present-day Iraq.
Pages in category "Mesopotamian gods" The following 145 pages are in this category, out of 145 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abu (god) Abzu;
According to Greek mythology, she was the creator of the universe and was responsible for the birth of both humanity and the first race of gods the Titans. Cronus, god of the harvest. Poseidon, one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth; god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses. Cybele; Persephone; Rhea