Family tree of the Mesopotamian gods

Primordial ocean

Apsu Oceanus

Tiamat Gaia, Tellus

Mummu Hermes, Mercury caption=Statue of Mercury, whom Zecharia Sitchin compared to Mummu in his fringe theories

Lahmu

Lahamu

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Anshar Aether

Kishar

Enki/Ea Poseidon, Neptune

An/Anu Ouranos, Caelus Aion-Uranus (classical equivalent of Anu) from mosaic

Asaru

Asarualim

Asaru Alim Nunna

Asaruludu

Namru

Enlil Zeus, Jupiter

Inanna Aphrodite, Venus

Utu Helios, Sol

42 other children

Kingu

World of men

Man

Part of a series on
Ancient Mesopotamian religion
Chaos Monster and Sun God
Primordial beings Tiamat and Abzu Lahamu and Lahmu Kishar and Anshar Mummu
Seven gods who decree Four primary Anu Enlil Enki Ninhursag Three sky gods Inanna/Ishtar Nanna/Sin Utu/Shamash
Other major deities Adad Dumuzid Enkimdu Ereshkigal Kingu Geshtinanna Lahar Marduk Nergal Ninurta
Minor deities Agasaya Anunnaki Asaruludu Ashnan Bel Enbilulu Isimud Lahar Mami/Nintu Mamitu Nabu Namtar Nanshe Nisaba Ningal Ninkasi Ninlil Ninshubur Ninsun Nuska Sarpanit Uttu
Demigods and heroes Adapa Enkidu Enmerkar Gilgamesh Lugalbanda Shamhat Siduri Atra-Hasis Apkallu (seven sages)
Spirits and monsters Udug Lamassu/Shedu Asag Edimmu Siris Anzû Humbaba Hanbi Kur Lamashtu Pazuzu Rabisu
Tales Atra-Hasis Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta Enūma Eliš Epic of Gilgamesh
Related topics
Mesopotamian myths Sumerian religion Babylonian religion Religions of the ancient Near East

See also

• List of Mesopotamian deities
• Semitic gods

References

• Armstrong, Karen (1993). A history of God: from Abraham to the present: the 4000-year quest for God. Vintage. p. 528. ISBN 0-09-927367-5. Search this book on
• Leeming, David (2005). The Oxford Companion to World Mythology. Oxford University Press. p. 415. ISBN 0195156692. Search this book on

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