Babylonian name | Sumerian name | Realm | Geneaology |
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Tiamat | (see Nintu) | Great Goddess Goddess of Salt water |
First mother Wife of Apsu Mother of Mummu, Anshar, Kishu |
Apsu | (see Anu) | All father God of sweet water |
First father Husband of Tiamat Father of Mummu, Anshar, Kishnu |
Mummu | No info | God of mist | Son of Tiamat & Apsu |
Anshar | No info | No info | Son of Tiamat & Apsu Brother & husband of Kishar |
Kishar | No info | No info | Daughter of Tiamat & Apsu Sister & wife of Anshar |
(see Apsu) | Anu (An) | God of the sky All father |
Son of Anshar and Kishu Husband of Nintu |
(see Tiamat) | Nintu (Ki) | Great Goddess All mother Created humans out of clay |
Wife of Anu |
Enlil | Enlil | God of the air (B/S) God of Agriculture (S) |
Son of Anu & Nintu Shares rule with Anu |
Ea | No info | All father God of sweet water (B) Ruler of earth (S) God of wisdom, arts, and crafts |
Son of Anu (B) son of Nintu (S) Husband of Damkina Father of Marduk |
Ishtar | Inanna | Great Goddess Goddess of love and war |
Daughter of Anu or daughter of Sin |
Damkina | No info | No info | Wife of Ea Mother of Marduk |
Marduk | (counterpart of Anu and Enlil) | Wisest of all Becomes ruler of all |
Son of Ea & Damkina |
Kingu | No info | Commands Tiamat's forces | No info |
Sin | No info | God of the moon | Father of Shamash |
Shamash | No info | God of Sin Protector of poor, wronged, traveler |
Son of Sin |