Category: Frameworks > Mesopotamian Polytheism > Cuneiform God Lists
1 Introduction
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Contents of the tablets (based on Paul-Alain Beaulieu, Antiquarian Theology in Seleucid Uruk):
- Tablet I (372 lines)
- 1–95: Heaven and Earth (Anu and Antu)
- 25–31: consorts of Anu
- 32–72: Ninšubur / Papsukkal
- 73–95: further retinue of Anu
- 96–147: […]
- 148–370: Enlil and Ninlil
- Ninurta
- …
- 1–95: Heaven and Earth (Anu and Antu)
- Tablet II (423 lines)
- 1–128: Lady of the Gods and her household
- 129–421: Ea / Enki and Damkina
- Marduk, Zarpanītum, Nabium (Nabû)
- …
- Tablet III (285 lines)
- 1–96: Nanna / Sîn
- 97–205: Utu / Šamaš
- 206–283: Iškur / Adad
- Tablet IV (296 lines)
- 1–294: Innin / Ištar
- Tablet V (314 lines)
- 1–…: …
- …
- –312: …
- Tablet VI (314 lines)
- 1–…: Nerigal
- …
- …–312: …
- Tablet VII (126 lines)
- 1–66: Marduk, again
- 67–125: Diku
2 Translation of Tablet I
<Heaven and Earth>
(I.1) An (𒀭 AN, ‘Heaven’) = Anum (‘Heaven’).
(2) AN = Antum (‘Earth’).
(3) An-Ki (𒀭𒆠 AN.KI ‘Heaven and Earth’) = Anum and Antum (‘Heaven and Earth’).
(4) Uraš = ditto (i.e., Anum, ‘Heaven’)
(5) Ninuraš = ditto (i.e., Antum, ‘Earth’)
(6) Anšargal (‘Great Whole Heaven’) = ditto (‘Heaven’)
(7) Kišargal (‘Great Whole Earth’) = ditto (‘Earth’)
(8) Anšar (‘Whole Heaven’) = ditto (‘Heaven’)
(9) Kišar (‘Whole Earth’) = ditto (‘Earth’)
(10) Enšar (‘Lord of All’) = ditto (‘Heaven’)
(11) Ninšar (‘Lady of All’) = ditto (‘Earth’)
(12) Dūri (‘Eternity’, m.) = ditto (‘Heaven’)
(13) Dāri (‘Eternity’, f.) = ditto (‘Earth’)
(14) Laḫma (m.) = ditto (‘Heaven’)
(15) Laḫama (f.) = ditto (‘Earth’)
(16) Ekur = ditto (‘Heaven’)
(17) Gara = ditto (‘Earth’)
(18) Alala = ditto (‘Heaven’)
(19) Belili = ditto (‘Earth’)
(20) Alala (written as) ᵈALAM (Almu?) = ditto (‘Heaven’)
(21) Belili (written as) ᵈALAM (Alamu?) = ditto (‘Earth’)
(22) Eniriˀulla (‘Lord of the Primordial City’) = ditto (‘Heaven’)
(23) Niniriˀulla (‘Lady of the Primordial City’) = ditto (‘Earth’)
(24) Twenty-one exalted ones, fathers and mothers of Anu¹
Notes
1: […]
<consorts of Anu>
(I.25) Bēlet-ilī (ᵈNIN-i₂-li, akk. ‘Lady of the Gods’) = wife of Anu
(26) Ninursala = second wife of Anu
(27) Namma¹ = mother of Enki = loyal caretaker of (the temple) Ekur
(28) Amaˀutuˀanki (‘Mother Who Bore Heaven and Earth’) = ditto (Namma)
(29) Ninšar (see above) = Antum = Ištar
(30) Bēlet-ilī = ditto (Antum = Ištar)
(31) Šimbizi = ditto (Antum = Ištar)
Notes
1: Although this is not said explicitly, Namma is mother of Enki by Anu. Whether she is to be equated with Bēlet-ilī or Ninursala is unclear.
<Ninšubur / Papsukkal and his household>
(I.32) Kaka = Ninšubur = minister (sukkal) of Anu = […]
(33) Kaka = Meninnuˀanna = Papsukkal
(34)
(35)
(36)
(37)
(38)
(39) Enḫun = ditto (Ninšubur)
(40)
(41) Ninšubur = great minister of Anu
(42) Ninšubur = Papsukkal
(43)
(44)
(45) Ninšubur = ditto
(46) Amasagnudi = his wife
(47) …
…
(51) Ninḫedubi = id.
(52) Ninkita = id.
(53) …
(54) Five daughters of Ninšubur
(55) …
(56–63) [lost]
(64) …
(65) …
(66) Menkutaˀe = id.
(67) …
(68) …
(69) Fifteen sons of Ninšubur
(70) Gišgidirsisa = id.
(71) Ešbaranna = id.
(72) Two counselors of Ninšubur
<further retinue of Anu>
(I.73) Magiru =
(74)
(75) Duruna = id.
(76) Uliu = id.
(77) Luˀanna = id.
(78) Kataranna = id.
(79)
(80) Antasurra = id.
(81) Kigulla = id.
(82) Seven counselors of Anu
(83) Saŋkud = … of Anu
(84) Ninpamulesi = his wife
(85) Nindaˀudidu = id.
(86) Endukutaˀede = id.
(87) Ninkišara = id.
(88) Three … of Anu
(89)
(90) Šuburazida = id.
(91) Two … of Anu
(92) …
(93) Ennunsilimma = id.
(94) Giš[.x.x.]silimma = id.
(95) Two informers of Anu
<…>
[…]
<Enlil and Ninlil>
(I.148) Enlil = Enlil
(149) Illil = ditto
(150) Illil = Illil (ᵈ50) = ditto
(151) Illil = Illil (ᵈSI) = ditto
(152)
…
(171) Duranki = ditto
(172)
(173)
(174)
(175)
(176) Ninlil = Ninlil, his wife
(177)
(178)
…
(183)
[…]
(205) … = Ninurta, the son of Enlil
…
(229) … = ditto
(230) … = his wife
(231)
(232)
(233)
(234)
(235)
[…]
(371) (The next tablet begins with) “Diŋirmaḫ = Bēlet-ilī”
(372) (End of the) first tablet of AN = Anum …
3 Translation of Tablet II
<Lady of the Gods>
(II.1) Diŋirmaḫ (‘Great Goddess’) = Bēlet-ilī (‘Lady of the Gods’)
(2) Ninmaḫ (‘Great Queen’) = ditto
(3) Ninḫursaŋ (‘Lady of the Sacred Mountain’, written as Ninḫursaŋga) = ditto
(4) Nindiŋirene (‘Lady of the Gods’) = ditto
(5) Ninenlugalene = ditto
(6) Ninpusaŋ = ditto
(7) Nindusaŋ = ditto
(8) Ninnamtartare = ditto
(9) Ninkašbara = ditto
(10) Ninkašbaranki = ditto
(11) Ninšuˀašbare = ditto
(12) Ninsagmumu = ditto
(13) Ninšenšenku = ditto
(14) Ninguˀena = ditto
(15) Nindubabbara = ditto
(16) Nintubabbar = ditto
(17) Nintubabbar (spelled differently) = ditto
(18) Nintur = ditto
(19) Nintur (spelled differently) = ditto
(20) Nindim = ditto
(21) Ninmena = ditto = lady of the tiara
(22) Ninzizna = ditto
(23) Ninšigšig = ditto = […]
(24) Ninšeš = ditto = […]
(25) Aruru = ditto
(26) Ninbaḫar = ditto
(27) Tibirakalama = ditto
(28) Tibiradiŋirene = ditto
(29) Nagarnamlulu = ditto
(30) […]
(31) Nagaršaga = ditto
(32) Salulu = ditto
(33) Lugala = ditto
(34) Šugalanzu = ditto
(35) Enarhušdim = ditto
(36) Niŋziŋaldimdime = ditto
(37) Mudkešda = ditto
(38) Amatuda = ditto
(39) Amadubad = ditto = […]
(40) Lalḫurgalzu = ditto
(41) Anni = ditto
(42) Anniˀurugal = ditto
(43) Ama = ditto
(44) Mama = ditto
(45) Mami = ditto
[add explanations]
<Šulpaˀe>
[…]
<Marduk and his household>
(II.185) Asalluḫi = Marduk = firstborn of (the city) Eridu
(186) Asalluḫi = Namtila = ditto (Marduk)
(187) Asalluḫi = Namru = ditto
(188)
(189)
(190)
(191) Marduk = ditto
(192)
(193)
(194) Marukka = ditto
(195) Marutukka = ditto
(196) Tutu = ditto
(197)
(198)
(199)
(200)
(201)
(202)
(203)
(204)
(205)
(206)
(207)
(208)
(209)
(210)
(211)
(212)
(213)
(214)
(215)
(216)
(217)
(218)
(219)
(220)
(221)
(222)
(223)
(224)
(225)
(226)
(227)
(228)
(229)
(230)
(231)
(232)
(232a)
(232b)
(233)
(234)
(235)
(236)
(237)
(238)
(239)
(240)
(241) Zarpanītum = ditto
(242) Nabû (ᵈAG) = Nabium (ᵈna-bi-um, an old pronunciation) = minister (sukkal) of Marduk
(243)
(244)
(245)
(246) Nabû (ᵈna-bi-um) = ditto
[…]
(422) (The next tablet begins with) “…”
(423) (End of the) second tablet of AN = Anum …
4 Translation of Tablet III
<Nanna / Sîn and his household>
[…]
<Utu / Šamaš and his household>
[…]
<Iškur / Adad and his household>
[…]
(284) (The next tablet begins with) “Innin = Ištar”
(285) (End of the) third tablet of AN = Anum …
5 Translation of Tablet IV
<Innin / Ištar and her household>
(1) Innin = Ištar
(2) Ninanna (‘Lady of Heaven’) = ditto
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
(21)
(22)
(23)
(24)
(25)
(26)
(27)
(28)
(29)
(30)
(31)
(32)
(33)
(34)
(35)
(36)
(37)
(38)
(39)
(40)
(41)
(42)
(43)
(44)
(45)
(46)
(47)
(48)
(49)
(50)
(51)
(52)
(53)
(54)
(55)
(56)
(57)
(58)
(59)
[…]
(137) Šīlabat ) id.
(138) Igibarluti = id.
(139) Kabaluša = id.
(140) Eda = id.
(141) Esapar = id.
(142) Five inimbalbal-birds of Innin
[…]
(161) Eighteen heralds of Innin
[…]
(170) Eight outdoor shrines of Innin
(171) Ningalanna (‘Great Lady of Heaven’) = Queen of Heaven (akk. šarrat šamê)
(172) Ninsiˀanna = Ištar of the star (akk. kakkabi, i.e., the planet Venus)
…
(181) Dilibad = ditto
…
(194–231) [lost]
(295) (The next tablet begins with) “Lugalbanda = id.”
(296) (End of the) fourth tablet of AN = Anum …
6 Translation of Tablet V
[…]
(313) (The next tablet begins with) “Nerigal = id.”
(314) (End of the) fifth tablet of AN = Anum …
7 Translation of Tablet VI
<Nerigal and his household>
(1) Nerigal = id.
(2) Las (or Laz) = his wife
(3) Mamitum = Las
(4) Ububul (‘Flashing Flame’) = Nerigal
(5) Ḫuškia = ditto
(6) Išarkidisu = ditto
(7) Gudnungia = ditto
(8) Lagamal = ditto
(9) Irra = ditto
(10) Irragal = ditto
(11) Irrakal = ditto
(12) Enlilkurra = ditto
(13) Admu = his wife
(14) Šubula =
(15) Dadmuštum =
(16) Išum =
(17)
(18) Pabilsaŋ = ditto
(19)
(20)
(21) Ninmug = his wife
(22)
(23)
(24)
(25)
(26)
(27)
[…]
(313) (The next tablet begins with) “”
(314) (End of the) sixth tablet of AN = Anum …
8 Translation of Tablet VII
<Marduk, again>
[…]
<Diku>
[…]
(126) (End of the) seventh tablet of AN = Anum …
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