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Mesopotamian Pantheon
A List of the Mesopotamian gods-thier domain and thier city
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8th Grade
09/26/2010

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Term
Anu
Definition
the god of the sky/chief god
City-Uruk
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Ishtar/Inana
Definition
the goddess of love, sex appeal, and war/present and all births and deaths
Cities-Uruk, Kish, Agade
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Enlil
Definition
the keeper of the fates of men and gods/son of Anu
City-Nippur
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Ea/Enki
Definition
god of the underground water, secret magical knowledge, and arts and crafts
City-Eridu
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Marduk
Definition
hero-king of the gods; god of order; defeated evil goddess Tiamat (goddess of chaos) organized universe, created world, man, civilization/Son of Ea
City-Babylon
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Sin
Definition
the god of the moon and time
Cities-Ur and Harran
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Shamash/Utu
Definition
the god of the son, judge of heaven and Earth
Cities-Sippar and Larsa
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Adad
Definition
the god of the weather, storms, rain, and lightning
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Dumuzi/Tammuz
Definition
god of shepherds and season fertility/Ishtar's lover
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Ereshkigal
Definition
the queen of the Underworld
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Namtar
Definition
the god of diseases
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Erra/Nergal
Definition
god of plague and war
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Ninurta
Definition
the god of war and the hunt
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Nissaba
Definition
the goddess of schools and scribes
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NIn-hursag/Mammi
Definition
the great mother goddess
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the Annunaki
Definition
the gods of fertility, the underworld, and judges
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The Igigi
Definition
sky gods
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