Category: Frameworks > Mesopotamian Polytheism > Cuneiform God Lists
1 Introduction
Although not as systematic as other god lists, the Weidner God List (WGL) was a very widely disseminated text from the Old Babylonian to Neo-Assyrian periods, named after its most important modern editor, E. F. Weidner (“Altbabylonische Götterlisten”, 1924: off-site link). While originally really being a pure list, with mostly Sumerian but also Akkadian entries, the Neo-Assyrian copies became significantly expanded (with up to five subcolumns for each line) and spawned commentaries.
For navigation:
–2. Base text: …
–3. Philological expansions: [Assyrian spelling; from Weidner’s edition / here; spellings of sign names?]
–4. Two-column version: [CCP 6.7.B – Weidner’s God List B]
–There is also a partial philological commentary I intend to present separately.
–There is also a partial Hurro-Ugaritic adaptation of the WGL.
2 Base text
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3 Philological expansions
pronunciation = orthography = sign names
(II.7) Uraš (u-ra-aš) = 𒀭𒅁 (ᵈuraš) = written with Urašu (𒅁)
(8) Ninekal (ni-en-ê-kal) = 𒀭𒎏𒂍𒃲 (ᵈnin-e₂-gal) = written with Ereš (𒎏), Bitu (𒂍) and Gallu (𒃲)
(9) Lagamal (la-gam-al) = 𒀭𒆷𒂵𒈠𒀠 (ᵈla-ga-ma-al) = written with Lalu (𒆷), Gagu (𒂵), Mamu (𒈠) and Allu (𒀠)
(10) Zababu (za-ba-bu), the great (rabû = GAL) = 𒀭𒍝𒂷𒂷 (ᵈza-ba₄-ba₄) = written with Zaza’u (𒍝) and Pisan (𒂷) doubled (minnabi)
(11) Ilba (il-ba) = 𒀭𒂷 (ᵈGA₂) = written with Pisannu (𒂷)
pronunciation = orthography = sign names = identification
(II.11a) Alba (al-ba) = 𒀭𒂷 (ᵈGA₂) = written with Pisannu (𒂷)
= Šamaš (ᵈša₂-maš)
(11b) Ilbaba (il-ba-ba) = 𒀭𒍝𒂷𒂷 (ᵈza-ba₄-ba₄) = written with Zaza’u (𒍝) and Pisan (𒂷) doubled
= Ninsig (ᵈNIN.SIG₇)
(12) Papšukal (pa-ap-šu₂-kal) = 𒀭𒉽𒈛 (ᵈpap-sukkal) = written with Pap (𒉽) and Šukallu (𒈛)
= Ilabrat (ᵈi-la-ab-rat)
(13) Ningiršu (ni-in-gir₃-šu) = 𒀭𒎏𒊊𒋢 (ᵈnin-gir₃-su) = written with Ereš (𒎏), Giri (𒊊) and Šuna (𒋢)
= Ninurta (ᵈMAŠ)
(14) Sakkud (sa-ak-ku-ud) = 𒀭𒊕𒋻 (ᵈsag-kud) = written with Sangu (𒊕) and Silu (𒋻)
= Etalak (ᵈe-ta-lak)
(15) Pisangunuku (pi-sa-an-gu-nu-ku) = 𒀭𒈩𒊕𒀕𒆠 (ᵈMES.SAG.UNUGᵏⁱ) = written with Mesu (𒈩), Sangu (𒊕), Iššegun (𒀕) and Kiki (𒆠)
= […] (ᵈLAGAB-[…])
(16) Bābu (ba-a-bu) = 𒀭𒁀𒌑 (ᵈba-u₂) = written with Babbu (𒁀𒌑)
= Gula (ᵈgu-la)
(17) Lugalbanda (lu-gal-ban-da) = 𒀭𒈗𒌉𒁕 (ᵈlugal-ban-da) = written with Lugallu (𒈗), Dumu (𒌉) and Da (𒁕)
= Ninurta (ᵈMAŠ)
(18) Ninšun (ni-in-šu-na) = 𒀭𒎏 (ᵈnin-sun) = written with Ereš (𒎏) and še-[…]-su-na
= Gula (ᵈgu-la)
(19) Lugalmarda (lu-gal-mar-da) = 𒀭𒈗𒀫𒁕 (ᵈlugal-mar-da) = written with Lugallu (𒈗), Maru (𒀫) and Da (𒁕)
= Ninurta (ᵈMAŠ)
(20) Imzu’anna (im-zu-an-na) = 𒀭𒅎𒍪𒀭𒈾 (ᵈim-zu-an-na) = written with Immu (𒅎), Zuzu (𒍪) and Anna (𒀭𒈾)
= Gula (ᵈgu-la)
(21) Šuzu’anna (šu-zu-an-na) = 𒀭𒋗𒍣𒀭𒈾 (ᵈšu-zi-an-na) = written with Šušu (𒋗), Zitu (𒍣) and Anna (𒀭𒈾a)
= Gula (ᵈgu-la)
orthography = identification
(II.22) Kununna (ᵈku₃-nun-na) = Gula (ᵈgu-la)
(23) Enki (ᵈen-ki) = Ea (ᵈe₂-a)
orthography = sign names
(II.27–) [lost or unintelligible]
(29) Asalluḫi (𒀭 ᵈasal-lu₂-ḫi) = written with […, …,] Lu (𒇽) and Dugu (𒄭).
(III.1) Marduk (𒀭𒀫𒌓 ᵈAMAR.UTU) = written with Maru (𒀫) and Utaku (𒌓)
(2–4) [lost]
(5) Tašmetum (𒀭𒌨𒈨𒌈 ᵈtaš-me-tu₄) = written with Uru (𒌨), Memu (𒈨) and Ibu (𒌈)
(6) Araḫtu (𒀭𒀀𒊏𒄴𒌈 ᵈa-ra-aḫ-tu₄) = written with A’u (𒀀), Raru (𒊏), Umunu (𒄴) and Ibu (𒌈)
(7) Miuššar (𒀭𒈪𒍑𒄭 ᵈmi-uš-šar₂) = written with Iggigu (𒈪), Nitaḫu (𒍑) and Dugu (𒄭)
pronunciation = orthography = sign names
(III.8) Ištaran ([iš-ta-ra]-an) = 𒀭𒅗𒁲 (ᵈKA.DI) = written with Kagu (𒅗) and Salguddu (𒁲)
(8a) [lost] = 𒀭𒃲 (ᵈGAL) = written with Gallu (𒃲)
(9) Kurgal ([ku-ur]-ga-al) = 𒀭𒃲 (ᵈkur₂-gal) = [lost]
(9a) Mandan ([ma-an]-da-an) = 𒀭𒁲 (ᵈDI.KUD) = written with Salguddu (𒁲) and Sil (𒋻)
(9b) Mandān ([ma-da]-a-an) = 𒀭𒋻 (ᵈKUD) = written with Sil (𒋻)
(9c) Mandān ([ma-da]-a-an) = 𒀭𒋻 (ᵈKUD) = written with Sil (𒋻)
(10) Niraḫ ([ni-ra]-aḫ) = 𒀭𒈲 (ᵈniraḫ) = written with Muš (𒈲)
4 Two-column version
4a Tablet I
(1) [𒀭𒀭] (ᵈAN) = [𒀭]𒀀 (ᵈa-nu)
An (m.) = Anu
(2) [𒀭𒌈] (AN.tu₄) = [𒀭]𒌈 (an-tu₄)
Antu (f.) = Antu
(3) [𒀭𒂗𒆤] (ᵈen.lil₂) = [𒀭]𒁁 (ᵈBAD)
Enlil (m.) = Enlil
(4) [𒀭𒎏𒆤] (ᵈnin.lil₂) = [𒀭]𒈬𒇸𒌅 (ᵈmu-lil-tu)
Ninlil (f.) = Mulittu
(5) [𒀭𒉺𒌆] (ᵈnuska) = 𒀭𒉡[𒊺𒄷𒅗] (ᵈnu-us-ka)
Nuska (m.) = Nuska
(6) 𒀭[𒊓𒁰𒉣𒈾] (ᵈsa-dar₃-nun-na) = 𒁮𒀭[𒉺𒌆] (DAM ᵈnuska)
Sadarnunna (f.) = aššat Nuska (‘wife of Nuska’)
(7) 𒀭𒉈𒄀 (ᵈBIL.GI) = 𒀭𒄀𒅕𒊏 (ᵈgi-ir-ra)
Gibil (m.) = Girra
(8) … (ᵈli₉.si₄) = [lost]
Lisi (f.) = [lost]
(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)
4b Tablet II
(1)
(2)
(3)
Enki = Ea
(4)
Damgalnunanna
(5)
Damkiana
(6)
Ara
(7)
(8)
Kisag = Damkina
(9)
Asarluḫḫi = Marduk
(10)
Marduk = Marduk
(11)
Zarpanitu = Zarpanitu
(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)
4c Tablet III
(1–11 lost)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(14)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(20)
(30)
(30)
(30)
(30)
(30)
(30)
(30)
(30)
(30)
(30)
(40)
(41)
(42)
(43)
(44)
(45)
(46)
(47)
(48)
4d Tablet IV
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5–22 lost)
(23)
(24)
(25)
(26)
(27)
(28)
(29)
(30)
(31)
(32)
(33)
(34)
(35)
(36)
(37)
(38)
(39)
(4 to 5 lines missing)
4e Tablet V
(1′)
(2′)
(3′)
(4′)
(5′)
(6′)
(1“)
(2“)
(the rest is lost)
SARTRIX 