Sumarian Gods

• An (Babylonian: Anu) god of heaven; may have been the main god before 2500 B.C.
• Ninhursag (Babylonian: Aruru, Mammi) mother goddess; progenitor with An of the gods; assists in creation of man.
• Enlil (Babylonian: Ellil) god or air; pantheon leader from 2500 B.C.; father of the gods; king of heaven & earth.
• Enki (Babylonian: Ea) lord of the abyss, semen & wisdom; god of water, creation, fertility.
• Nanna (Babylonian: Sin) moon god.
• Inanna (Babylonian: Ishtar) love and war.
• Utu (Babylonian: Shamash) god of the sun and justice.
• Ninlil (Babylonian: Mullitu, Mylitta) bride of Enlil .