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The Anunnaki are chiefly mentioned in literary texts [9] and very little evidence to support the existence of any cult of them has yet been unearthed. [9] [10] This is likely because each member of the Anunnaki had his or her own individual cult, separate from the others. [11]
Enki (Sumerian: 𒀭𒂗𒆠 D EN-KI) is the Sumerian god of water, knowledge (), crafts (gašam), and creation (nudimmud), and one of the Anunnaki.He was later known as Ea (Akkadian: 𒀭𒂍𒀀) or Ae [5] in Akkadian (Assyrian-Babylonian) religion, and is identified by some scholars with Ia in Canaanite religion.
Lahar and Ashnan are created in the "duku" or "pure place" and the story further describes how the Anunnaki create a sheepfold with plants and herbs for Lahar and a house, plough and yoke for Ashnan, describing the introduction of animal husbandry and agriculture. [15] The story continues with a quarrel between the two goddesses over their ...
[20]: 134 [16]: 184 Galla were a class of demons that were believed to reside in the underworld; [20]: 85 their primary purpose appears to have been to drag unfortunate mortals back to Kur. [ 20 ] : 85 They are frequently referenced in magical texts, [ 20 ] : 85–86 and some texts describe them as being seven in number.
The name has unknown origin. It was originally spelt i-gi 4-gi 4, but was later also written as í-gì-gì.This latter may have been a play on words, as in Sumerian, the combination can be interpreted as numerals adding to 7 (the number of Great Gods), or multiplying to 600 (which in some traditions was the total number of gods).
Zecharia Sitchin (July 11, 1920 – October 9, 2010) [1] was an author of a number of books proposing an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts.Sitchin attributed the creation of the ancient Sumerian culture to the Anunnaki, which he claimed was a race of extraterrestrials from a planet beyond Neptune called Nibiru.
Ki (Sumerian: 𒀭𒆠) was the earth goddess in Sumerian religion, chief consort of the sky god An. [1] In some legends, [2] Ki and An were brother and sister, being the offspring of Anshar ("Sky Pivot") and Kishar ("Earth Pivot"), earlier personifications of the heavens and earth.
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