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List of Sumerian deities in order of importance:

The Anunna (Anunnaki):

🌠 An (Anu)

  • Enlil/Ellil (Nunamnir)—"Lord of Air"
  • Enki/Ea (Nudimmud)
  • Inana (Ištar)—"Lady of Heaven"
  • Ereškigal
  • Erra
  • Girra—"Lord of Fire"
  • Gula (Ninkarrak)— "Lady of Health"

🌠 Enlil/Ellil (Nunamnir)—"Lord of Air"

  • Ninlil
  • Nanna (Dilimbabbar/Ašimbabbar/Suen/Sin)

🌠 Inana (Ištar)
"Lady of Heaven"

  • Dumuzi (Tammuz)

🌠 Enki
"Lord of Earth"

  • Ninhursanga
    • Ninmu
      • Ninkurra
        • Uttu
  • Asalluhi (Asarluhi)

🌠 Nanna (Dilimbabbar/Ašimbabbar/Suen/Sin)

  • Ningal
  • Utu (Šamaš)
  • Ereškigal
  • Nergal
  • Unknown

Gula (Ninkarrak)— "Lady of Health"

  • Damu
  • Ninazu
  • Gunurra
  • Unknown
  • Sirtur (Durtur/Turdur/Duttur)
  • Dumuzi (Tammuz)
  • Geštinanna (Belet-ṣeri)
  • Belili
  • Utu (Šamaš)
  • Aya (Šerida)
  • Haya
  • Healing deities:
    • Baba
    • Damu
    • Gula (Ninkarrak)
    • Ninisinna
  • Igigi/Igigu
  • Iškur (Adad)
  • Ištaran
  • Lugalirra and Meslamtaea
  • Mulliltu: see Ninlil
  • Mullissu: see Ninlil
  • Mylitta: see Ninlil
  • Namma/Nammu
  • Nanaya
  • Nidaba
  • Ningirsu
  • Baba (Bau)
  • Ningišzida
  • Geštinanna (Belet-ṣeri)
  • Ninisinna
  • Ninkarrak: see Gula


  • Nintud (Nintur/Ninmah/Ninhursanga/Belet-ili)
  • Ninsi'anna
  • Ninsumun
  • Ninsun: see Ninsumun
  • Ninšubur: see Papsukkal
  • Ninurta
  • Nisaba: see Nidaba
  • Nudimmud: see Enki
  • Numušda
  • Nuska/Nusku
  • Nusku: see Nuska
  • Pabilsag
  • Papsukkal
  • Šala
  • Tašmetu
  • Tiamat
  • Zababa

Babylonian / Assyrian deities[]

  • Anšar and Kišar
  • Aššur
  • Dagan—"Lord of the grains"
  • Marduk
  • Nabu
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