Sˇul-utula

Tutelary god. Mesopotamian (Sumerian).

Known only as a personal deity to Entemena, king of the city of Eninnu.

ISˇTAR (star of heaven)

ORIGIN Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian) [Iraq]. Goddess of fertility and war.

KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 2500 BC until circa AD 200.

SYNONYMS INANA [Sumerian].

Isimud

Messenger god. Mesopotamian (Sumerian).

EA

ORIGIN Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian) [Iraq]. God of primordial waters.

KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 1900 BC to circa 200 BC.

SYNONYMS Ea-sˇarru; ENKI (Sumerian).

CENTER(S) OF CULT Eridu, Babylon.

Lilith

Goddess of desolation. Mesopotamian (Sumerian).

Gesˇtin-Ana

Chthonic goddess. Mesopotamian (Sumerian).

ADAD (wind)

ORIGIN Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian).

Weather god.

KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 1900 BC or earlier to circa 200 BC.

SYNONYMS Ramman (thunder); IS ˇKUR (Sumerian).

CENTER(S) OF CULT Karakara and at Aleppo and Mari [Syria].

Enten

Fertility god. Mesopotamian (Sumerian). Created by ENLIL as a guardian deity of farmers alongside the minor god EMESˇ, Enten was given specific responsibility for the fertility of ewes, goats, cows, donkeys, birds and other animals. He is identified with the abundance of the earth and with the winter period.