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Cosmology

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Realm Placement Inhabitants Ruler
Totality
π’† π’ŠΉ
ki.Ε‘arβ‚‚
An
π’€­
an
Heaven
π’€­
an
Gods
π’€­π’€€π’‰£π’ˆΎ
da.nun.na
Enki
π’€­π’‚—π’† 
den.ki
Ki
π’† 
ki
Earth
π’ˆ 
ma
People
π’‚Ÿ
erinβ‚‚
Uras
𒀭𒅁
duraΕ‘
Kur
𒆳
kur
Netherworld
π’€­π’…•π’†—π’†·
dir.kal.la
Ghosts
𒄇
gidim
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Demons
𒋼𒇲
galβ‚….laβ‚‚
Ereshkigal
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’† π’ƒ²
dereΕ‘.ki.gal
Abzu
π’ͺπ’€Š
abzu
Primeval sea
𒇉
engur
Nammu
𒀭𒇉
dnammu

List

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Deity Temple District Ziggurat City Personification Plane Position
Abzu[a] Eabzu[b] Eridu[c] Cosmic ocean Primordial deities
Nammu[d] Motherhood Cosmic ocean
Ki[e] Earth Earth
An[f] Eanna[g] Anu district Anu ziggurat Uruk[h] Sky Heaven
Inanna[i] Eanna district[j] Venus Three sky gods
Ekugnuna[k] Love
Esara[l] Zabala[m] Light

Seven gods who decree

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Four primary gods

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Deity Celestial body Personifies Dates of worship
Ninhursag
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’„―π’Š•
dnin.αΈ«ur.saΕ‹
Fertility c. 3000 – c. 500 BCE
Divine triad
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Deity Celestial body Personifies Dates of worship
Enlil
𒀭𒂗𒆀
den.lilβ‚‚
Air c. 3400 – c. 30 BCE
Enki
π’€­π’‚—π’† 
den.ki
Mercury Creation
Water
Knowledge
c. 2500 – c. 600 BCE
King of the gods
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Deity Celestial body Personifies Dates of worship
An
π’€­
an
Uranus
or
Saturn
Sky c. 4000 – c. 30 BCE

Three sky gods

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Deity Celestial body Personifies Dates of worship
Inanna
π’€­π’ˆΉ
dinana
Venus Love
Beauty
Justice
War
c. 4000 – c. 30 BCE
Utu
π’€­π’Œ“
dutu
Sun Sun c. 3500 – c. 30 BCE
Nannar
π’€­π’‹€π’† 
dnanna
Moon Moon c. 2600 BCE – c. 300 CE

Other gods

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Deity Celestial body Personifies Dates of worship
Nergal
𒀭𒆧𒀕𒀕
dnergalβ‚“(kiΕ‘.abg)
Mars Death c. 2600 – c. 500 BCE
Marduk
π’€­π’€«π’Œ“
damar.ud
Jupiter Vegetation c. 2600 – c. 500 BCE
Ereshkigal
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’† π’ƒ²
dereΕ‘.ki.gal
Chthonic c. 2500 – c. 600 BCE
Ninurta
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’…
dnin.urta
Hunting c. 2600 – c. 30 BCE
Ishkur
π’€­π’…Ž
diΕ‘kur
Weather c. 2600 – c. 30 BCE
Meslamta-ea
π’€­π’ˆ©π’‡΄π’‹«π’Œ“π’Ί
dmes.lam.ta.e₃
Divine twins c. 2600 – c. 600 BCE
Bau
π’€­π’€π’Œ‘
dba.uβ‚‚
Health c. 2600 – c. 30 BCE
Gibil
π’€­π’„€π’‰ˆ
dgi.bil
Fire c. 2600 – c. 30 BCE
Pabilsaĝ
π’€­π’‰Ίπ’„‘π’‰‹π’Š•
dpa.bil₃.saΕ‹
c. 2600 – c. 30 BCE
Ninegal
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’‚π’ƒ²
dnin.eβ‚‚.gal
c. 2600 – c. 500 BCE
IΕ‘taran
𒀭𒅗𒁲
diΕ‘taran
c. 2600 – c. 30 BCE
Nintinugga
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’·?π’‚΅
dnin.tin.ugβ‚“(ezenβ‚“αΈ«al).ga
c. 2600 – c. 30 BCE
Shara
𒀭𒇋
dΕ‘araβ‚‚
c. 2600 – c. 700 BCE
Ninlil
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’†€
dnin.lilβ‚‚
c. 2600 – c. 30 BCE
Ninazu
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’€€π’«
dnin.a.zuβ‚…
c. 2600 – c. 600 BCE
Lisin
π’€­π’‰ˆπ’‹œ
dli₉.siβ‚„
c. 2600 – c. 30 BCE
Nin-gublaga
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’‚―
dnin.gublaga
c. 2600 – c. 600 BCE
Lugal-Urub
π’€­π’ˆ—π’ŒΎ
dlugal.urub
c. 2500 – c. 1900 BCE

Posthumously deified rulers of Sumer

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Deity Celestial body Personifies Dates of worship
Lugalbanda
π’€­π’ˆ—π’Œ‰π’•
dlugal.banda₃da
c. 2600 – c. 30 BCE
Ama-uΕ‘umgal-ana
𒀭𒂼𒃲𒁔
dama.uΕ‘umgal
c. 2600 – c. 1300 BCE
Gilgamesh
π’€­π’„‘π’‰‹π’‚΅π’ˆ©
dgilgameΕ‘β‚„
c. 2600 – c. 1900 BCE

Places of worship

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Ancient name
π’† 
ki
Religious precinct
𒂍
eβ‚‚
Tutelary deity
π’€­
diΕ‹ir
Eridu
𒉣𒆠
eridugki
Eabzu
𒂍π’ͺπ’€Š
eβ‚‚.abzu
Enki
π’€­π’‚—π’† 
den.ki
Kuara
π’€€π’„©π’† 
kuaraβ‚‚ki
Irkalla
π’€­π’…•π’†—π’†·
dir.kal.la
Nergal
𒀭𒆧𒀕𒀕
dnergalβ‚“(kiΕ‘.abg)
Ur
𒋀𒀕𒆠
urimβ‚‚ki
Ekishnugal
𒂍𒆧𒉑𒅅
eβ‚‚.kiΕ‘.nu.Ε‹alβ‚‚
Nannar
π’€­π’‹€π’† 
dnanna
Larsa
π’Œ“π’€•π’† 
larsamki
Ebabbar
π’‚π’Œ“π’Œ“
eβ‚‚.babbarβ‚‚
Utu
π’€­π’Œ“
dutu
Uruk
𒀕𒆠
unugki
Eanna
π’‚π’€­π’ˆΎ
eβ‚‚.an.na
An
π’€­
an
Bad-tibira
𒂦𒁾𒉄𒆠
bad₃.tibiraki
Emushkalama
π’‚π’ˆΉπ’Œ¦π’ˆ 
eβ‚‚.muő₃.kalam.ma
Lulal
𒀭𒇽𒋭
dluβ‚‚.lal₃
Lagash
𒉒𒁓𒆷𒆠
lagaΕ‘ki
E-engura
π’‚π’‡‰π’Š
eβ‚‚.engur.ra
Nanshe
𒀭𒀏
dnanΕ‘e
Girsu
π’„ˆπ’‹’π’† 
Ε‹irβ‚‚.suki
Eninnu
𒂍𒐐
eβ‚‚.ninnu
Ningirsu
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’…
dnin.urta
Umma
𒄑𒆡𒆠
ummaki
Ebursigsig
π’‚π’“π’…Šπ’…Š
eβ‚‚.bur.sig₇.sig₇
Shara
𒀭𒇋
dΕ‘araβ‚‚
Zabala
π’€Šπ’ˆΉ
zabala₆ki
Esara
π’‚π’Š¬
eβ‚‚.Ε‘ar
Inanna
π’€­π’ˆΉ
dinana
Nippur
𒂗𒆀𒆠
nibruki
Ekur
𒂍𒆳
eβ‚‚.kur
Enlil
𒀭𒂗𒆀
den.lilβ‚‚
Shuruppak
π’‹’π’†³π’Š’π’† 
Ε‘uruppagki
Edimgalanna
π’‚π’΄π’ƒ²π’€­π’ˆΎ
eβ‚‚.dim.gal.an.na
Ninlil
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’†€
dnin.lilβ‚‚
Marad
𒀫𒁕𒆠
marad.daki
Eigikalamma
π’‚π’΄π’ƒ²π’Œ¦π’ˆ 
eβ‚‚.dim.gal.kalam.ma
Lugal-Marad
π’€­π’ˆ—π’€«π’•
dlugal.marad.da
Adab
π’Œ“π’‰£π’† 
adabki
Emah
π’‚π’ˆ€
eβ‚‚.maαΈ«
Ninhursag
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’„―π’Š•
dnin.αΈ«ur.saΕ‹
Isin
π’…”π’† 
isinβ‚‚ki
Eshegmeshedu
π’‚π’‹žπ’ˆ¨π’‚ π’ŒŒ
eβ‚‚.Ε‘eg₁₂.me.Ε‘e₃.du₇
Nintinugga
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’·?π’‚΅
dnin.tin.ugβ‚“(ezenβ‚“αΈ«al).ga
Larak
π’†·π’Šπ’€π’† 
la.ra.agki
Pabilsaĝ
π’€­π’‰Ίπ’„‘π’‰‹π’Š•
dpa.bil₃.saΕ‹
Kish
𒆧𒆠
kiΕ‘ki
Edub
𒂍𒁾
eβ‚‚-dub
Zababa
𒀭𒍝𒂷𒂷
dza.baβ‚„.baβ‚„
Sippar
π’Œ“π’„’π’‰£π’† 
zimbirki
Egalmah
π’‚π’ƒ²π’ˆ€
eβ‚‚.gal.maαΈ«
Gula
π’€­π’„˜π’‡²
dguβ‚‚.laβ‚‚
Akkad
π’€€π’‚΅π’‰ˆπ’† 
a.ga.de₃ki
Emush
π’‚π’ˆΉ
e.muΕ‘
Ama-uΕ‘umgal-ana
𒀭𒂼𒃲𒁔
dama.uΕ‘umgal
Tutub
π’Œ…π’Œ…π’Œ’π’€π’† 
tu.tu.ub.baki
Mami
π’€­π’ˆ π’ˆͺ
dma.mi
Eshnunna
π’€Šπ’‰£π’ˆΎπ’† 
eő₃.nun.naki
Esikil
𒂍𒂖
eβ‚‚.sikil
Ninazu
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’€€π’«
dnin.a.zuβ‚…
Durum
𒂦𒆠
durumki
Ninshubur
π’€­π’Š©π’Œ†π’‹š
dnin.Ε‘ubur
Irikug
π’Œ·π’†¬
iri.kugki
Bau
π’€­π’€π’Œ‘
dba.uβ‚‚
Karkar
π’…Žπ’† 
karkarki
Ishkur
π’€­π’…Ž
diΕ‘kur

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Notes

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  1. ^ Abzu (Sumerian: π’ͺπ’€Š, romanized:Β abzu; transliterated: abzu) may have fl. c. 5500 – c. 2600 BCE.
  2. ^ Eabzu (Sumerian: 𒂍π’ͺπ’€Š, romanized:Β eabzu; transliterated: eβ‚‚.abzu) may have been constructed and expanded upon from c. 5300 – c. 3800 BCE.
  3. ^ Eridu (Sumerian: 𒉣𒆠, romanized:Β eridu; transliterated:≀ eridugki) may have fl. c. 5400 BCE until abandoned c. 4200 – c. 3700 BCE and occupied again from c. 2900 – c. 500 BCE.
  4. ^ Sumerian: 𒀭𒇉, romanized:Β nammu; transliterated: dnammu
  5. ^ Sumerian: π’† , romanized:Β ki; transliterated: ki
  6. ^ Sumerian: π’€­, romanized:Β an; transliterated: an
  7. ^ Sumerian: π’‚π’€­π’ˆΎ, romanized:Β eanna; transliterated: eβ‚‚.an.na
  8. ^ Sumerian: 𒀕𒆠, romanized:Β uruk; transliterated: unugki
  9. ^ Sumerian: π’€­π’ˆΉ, romanized:Β inanna; transliterated: dinana
  10. ^ Sumerian: π’‚π’€­π’ˆΎ, romanized:Β eanna; transliterated: eβ‚‚.an.na
  11. ^ Sumerian: π’‚π’†¬π’‰£π’ˆΎ, romanized:Β ekugnuna; transliterated: eβ‚‚.kug.nun.na
  12. ^ Sumerian: π’‚π’Š¬, romanized:Β esara; transliterated: eβ‚‚.Ε‘ar
  13. ^ Sumerian: π’€Šπ’ˆΉ, romanized:Β esara; transliterated: zabala₆ki

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