Enbilulu

River god. Mesopotamian (Sumerian and Babylonian-Akkadian). In creation mythology he is placed in charge of the sacred rivers Tigris and Euphrates by the god ENKI. He is also god of canals, irrigation and farming. In Babylonian times he becomes the son of EA and is syncretized with ADAD.

Asˇnan

Vegetation goddess. Mesopotamian (Sumerian and Babylonian-Akkadian). Minor deity probably known to the Sumerians from circa 3500 BC or earlier. She is concerned with the abundance of grain in the fields, sent as its protectress by the gods ENLIL and ENKI. According to creation accounts, she and the cattle god LAHAR were first intended to serve the needs of the Annunaki, the celestial children of AN, but when the heavenly creatures were found unable to make use of their products, humankind was created to provide an outlet for their services.

Apsu

God of underground primeval waters. Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian). Derived from the Sumerian ABZU. In the Babylonian creation epic Enuma Elisˇ, Apsu is killed, while sleeping, by ENKI, who establishes his own abode above the deeps. Apsu’s death triggered the cosmic challenge between the forces of MARDUK and TIAMAT.

 

ENKI (lord of the soul)

ORIGIN Mesopotamian (Sumerian) [Iraq]. Creator god; god of wisdom; god of sweet water.

KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 3500 BC to circa 1750 BC.

Enbilulu

by Alan G. Hefner

Enbilulu, Mesopotamian (Sumerian and Babylonian-Akkadian), was a river god.