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The core table — every entity in the database, spanning gods, angels, demons, aeons, prophets, saints, heroes, spirits, monsters, personified abstractions, cosmological realms, and ritual categories. Use category to filter by functional type (146 values: Underworld Deity, Hero, Adversarial Being, Revealer Figure, etc.). Use tradition to filter by tradition. The short_note column contains a scholarly description with source citations.

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entity_id
{'description': 'Stable identifier (e.g. ENT_GRK_ZEUS, ENT_EGY_OSIRIS, ENT_ISL_MUSA)'}
canonical_name
{'description': 'Primary English name used in the database'}
greek_name
{'description': 'Greek-script name, where applicable'}
tradition
{'description': 'Religious or cultural tradition of origin'}
entity_class
{'description': 'Controlled top-level kind (19 values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, ruler, prophet, sage, saint, scriptural-figure, abstraction, collective, realm, ritual, title, object) — recommended for filtering by kind'}
entity_type
{'description': 'Granular free-text type descriptor (894 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category
{'description': 'Broader functional category (146 values — recommended for filtering)'}
primary_domains
{'description': 'Primary divine domains, comma-separated'}
evidence_confidence
{'description': 'Sourcing quality: A = direct primary-text attestation; B = strong secondary; C = inference; D = speculative'}
chthonic_flag
{'description': 'True if this entity has underworld or chthonic associations'}
serpent_flag
{'description': 'True if this entity has serpent or dragon associations'}
short_note
{'description': 'Scholarly description with source citations'}

151 rows where tradition = "Mesopotamian"

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  • deity 111
  • demon 10
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  • sage 7
  • collective 5
  • hero 5
  • realm 3
  • spirit 3

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  • Mesopotamian · 151 ✖
entity_id ▼ canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_MES_ADAD_ISHKUR Adad/Ishkur   Mesopotamian Storm god Storm Deity storm; thunder; rain; fertility   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 1 0 0 Storm god associated with thunder, rain, and fertility. deity
ENT_MES_ADAPA Adapa   Mesopotamian Sage Primordial sage wisdom; the lost chance at immortality   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Primordial sage 0 0 0 The sage of Eridu, son of Ea, who broke the South Wind and refused the bread of life. sage
ENT_MES_ALALA Alala   Mesopotamian Primordial deity Theogonic ancestor the ancestors of Anu   national   B candidate_verified_name An=Anum 0 0 0 A primordial ancestor of Anu (paired with Belili) in the theogonic god-lists. deity
ENT_MES_AMURRU Amurru   Mesopotamian God Nomad god the steppe; the Amorite nomads   regional   B candidate_verified_name Black & Green 2 0 0 "Martu," the god of the western nomads (the Amorites), son of Anu, husband of Ashratum. deity
ENT_MES_ANENLILDA Anenlilda   Mesopotamian Sage Antediluvian apkallu antediluvian wisdom; the incantation-priest of Eridu   regional   B candidate_verified_name Uruk List of Sages 0 0 0 The sixth of the Seven Sages, "incantation-priest of Eridu," who advised Dumuzi the shepherd. sage
ENT_MES_ANSHAR Anshar   Mesopotamian Primordial being Sky horizon the horizon of heaven; the host of the gods   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Primordial (Enuma Elish) 0 0 0 Anshar, the "whole sky," father of Anu, who marshals the gods against Tiamat. deity
ENT_MES_ANU Anu   Mesopotamian High god High Deity sky; kingship; divine authority   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 0 0 0 Sky god and high divine authority. deity
ENT_MES_ANUNNAKI Anunnaki   Mesopotamian Deity collective Divine Collective great gods; underworld gods; divine assembly   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian divine collective 3 1 0 Collective of major deities, sometimes especially underworld gods. collective
ENT_MES_ANZU Anzu   Mesopotamian Chaos bird / Storm monster Adversarial Being chaos; storm bird; stolen Tablets of Destiny; thunder; monster       A           Mesopotamian divine storm bird; also called Zu or Imdugud (Sumerian); the great lion-headed eagle who steals the Tablet of Destinies from Enlil, plunging heaven and earth into disorder; defeated by Ninurta (in the Old Babylonian Anzu myth; also in the Standard Babylonian version) who recaptures the Tablet; appears also in the Epic of Gilgamesh (the Anzud bird); part of the Mesopotamian chaos-combat tradition alongside Tiamat, Kingu, and other chaos beings monster
ENT_MES_APKALLU Apkallu   Mesopotamian Sage collective Human Figure wisdom; antediluvian sages; ritual knowledge; craft   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian sage collective 2 0 0 Semi-divine sages associated with wisdom and civilizing knowledge. collective
ENT_MES_APSU Apsu   Mesopotamian Primordial being Primordial Power freshwater abyss; primordial waters; creation   Babylonian cosmogony   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian primordial being 2 0 0 Primordial freshwater abyss in Babylonian cosmogony. deity
ENT_MES_ASAG Asag   Mesopotamian Demon Disease demon disease; the stones; chaos   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Demon slain by Ninurta 0 1 0 Asag (Asakku), the monstrous demon of disease slain by Ninurta in the Lugale. demon
ENT_MES_ASHGI Ashgi   Mesopotamian God Tutelary war; tutelary of Adab and Kesh   regional   A candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Warrior god and original tutelary of Adab, son of Ninhursag and Shulpae, already named in Early Dynastic sources from Fara and the Kesh Temple Hymn. deity
ENT_MES_ASHNAN Ezina-Ashnan   Mesopotamian Goddess Grain goddess grain; the harvest   regional   A candidate_verified_name Debate between Sheep and Grain 3 0 0 The grain goddess (Sumerian Ezina = Akkadian Ashnan), sister of Lahar, who contends with the flocks in the Sumerian debate-poem. deity
ENT_MES_ASHUR Ashur   Mesopotamian State god State Deity Assyria; kingship; empire; war   Assyrian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 1 0 0 Chief god of Assyria and Assyrian kingship. deity
ENT_MES_AYA Aya   Mesopotamian Goddess Dawn deity dawn; light; love   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Consort of Shamash 0 0 0 Aya, the dawn goddess and consort of the sun-god Shamash. deity
ENT_MES_BASHMU Bashmu   Mesopotamian Monster Horned serpent the venomous horned serpent   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Serpent monster 0 1 1 Bashmu, the horned venomous serpent among the monsters of Tiamat. monster
ENT_MES_BAU Bau   Mesopotamian Goddess Healing/mother deity healing; abundance; the city of Lagash   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name City goddess of Lagash 0 0 0 The mother and healing goddess of Lagash (Baba), consort of Ningirsu. deity
ENT_MES_BELET_ILI Belet-ili   Mesopotamian Goddess Mother/birth deity the creation of humankind; birth   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Birth-mother goddess 1 0 0 Belet-ili (Mami/Nintu), the womb-goddess who fashions humankind from clay in Atrahasis. deity
ENT_MES_BELET_SERI Belet-seri   Mesopotamian Goddess Underworld scribe the records of the dead   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Scribe of the underworld 0 1 0 Belet-seri, the scribe of the underworld who keeps the register of the dead. deity
ENT_MES_BELILI Belili   Mesopotamian Primordial deity Theogonic ancestor the ancestors of Anu   national   B candidate_verified_name An=Anum 0 0 0 A primordial ancestress of Anu (paired with Alala) in the theogonic god-lists. deity
ENT_MES_DAGAN Dagan   Mesopotamian God Grain/chief god grain; fertility; the chief god of the middle Euphrates   regional   A candidate_verified_name Black & Green 3 0 0 The grain god and "father of the gods" of the middle Euphrates (Tuttul, Terqa), father of the storm-god Hadad. deity
ENT_MES_DAMKINA Damkina   Mesopotamian Goddess Mother of Marduk the deep waters; motherhood   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Consort of Ea 0 0 0 Damkina (Damgalnuna), consort of Ea and mother of Marduk. deity
ENT_MES_DAMU Damu   Mesopotamian God Healing/dying deity healing; the dying vegetation; the return of life   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Healing/dying god 1 0 0 The healing and vegetation god of Isin, son of Ninisina (= Gula by syncretism); a dying god mourned in laments of the Dumuzi type. deity
ENT_MES_DUMUZI_ABZU Dumuzi-abzu   Mesopotamian Goddess Tutelary fertility; freshwater abzu; tutelary of Kinunir   regional   B candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Tutelary goddess of Kinunir near Lagash (also called Kinirša), a female counterpart to Dumuzi attested in the Early Dynastic Lagash state pantheon. deity
ENT_MES_DUMUZI_TAMMUZ Dumuzi/Tammuz   Mesopotamian Dying/fertility god Fertility Deity shepherding; fertility; dying god; vegetation   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 4 1 0 Shepherd/fertility god associated with death and return traditions. deity
ENT_MES_EDIMMU Edimmu   Mesopotamian Spirit Ghost of the dead the restless dead; haunting; affliction   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Vengeful ghost class 0 1 0 The edimmu, the restless ghost of one improperly buried, who afflicts the living. spirit
ENT_MES_ENBILULU Enbilulu   Mesopotamian God Irrigation god canals; irrigation; rivers   regional   B candidate_verified_name Lambert, BCM 3 0 0 The god of canals and irrigation, son of Enki, later counted among the fifty names of Marduk. deity
ENT_MES_ENKIDU Enkidu   Mesopotamian Wild man / Hero companion Hero wild man; friendship; nature; civilisation; Gilgamesh companion; death       A           Created from clay by the goddess Aruru at Anu's command to be the equal of Gilgamesh and check his oppressive rule; born wild among animals; civilized through a seven-day encounter with the temple priestess Shamhat; becomes Gilgamesh's closest companion and equal in battle; the two defeat Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven together; the gods decree his death as punishment for the latter; his deathbed lament and Gilgamesh's mourning are the emotional core of the Epic; the first great literary treatment of friendship and loss hero
ENT_MES_ENKI_EA Enki/Ea   Mesopotamian Wisdom/creator god Wisdom Deity wisdom; water; magic; creation; craft   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 2 0 0 God of wisdom, sweet waters, magic, and creation. deity
ENT_MES_ENLIL Enlil   Mesopotamian High god High Deity air; storm; kingship; authority   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 0 0 0 Major god of authority, wind, and kingship. deity
ENT_MES_ENMEBULUGGA Enmebulugga   Mesopotamian Sage Antediluvian apkallu antediluvian wisdom; the fifth sage   regional   B candidate_verified_name Uruk List of Sages 0 0 0 The fifth of the Seven Sages, who advised king Enmeushumgalanna. sage
ENT_MES_ENMEDUGGA Enmedugga   Mesopotamian Sage Antediluvian apkallu antediluvian wisdom; the third sage   regional   B candidate_verified_name Uruk List of Sages 0 0 0 The third of the Seven Sages, "allotted a good fate," who advised king Ammeluanna. sage
ENT_MES_ENMEGALAMMA Enmegalamma   Mesopotamian Sage Antediluvian apkallu antediluvian wisdom; the fourth sage   regional   B candidate_verified_name Uruk List of Sages 0 0 0 The fourth of the Seven Sages, who advised king Amegalanna. sage
ENT_MES_ENMESHARRA Enmesharra   Mesopotamian Primordial deity Underworld primordial the underworld; the ancient "me"s; the dead gods   regional   B candidate_verified_name Lambert, BCM 0 1 0 A primordial "dead god," lord of the ancient powers (me), an underworld figure who contends with Enlil/Ninurta/Marduk. deity
ENT_MES_ENNUGI Ennugi   Mesopotamian God Irrigation/underworld god canal-inspection; agriculture; the underworld   regional   B candidate_verified_name An=Anum 3 1 0 The "canal-inspector of the gods," throne-bearer of Enlil, with underworld associations; of Nippur. deity
ENT_MES_ERESHKIGAL Ereshkigal   Mesopotamian Underworld queen Underworld Deity underworld; death; sovereignty of dead   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 5 1 0 Queen of the underworld. deity
ENT_MES_ERRA Erra   Mesopotamian God Plague/war deity plague; war; violence; destruction   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name God of plague and war 0 0 0 Erra (Errakal), the god of plague, war and indiscriminate destruction; protagonist of the Erra Epic. deity
ENT_MES_ETANA Etana   Mesopotamian Hero Deified king kingship; the flight to heaven on the eagle   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Deified hero-king 0 0 0 The early king of Kish who flew to heaven on an eagle seeking the plant of birth. hero
ENT_MES_GALLA Galla   Mesopotamian Demon collective Underworld Demon underworld; seizure; death; demons   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian demon collective 5 1 0 Underworld demons associated with seizing victims. collective
ENT_MES_GATUMDUG Gatumdug   Mesopotamian Goddess Tutelary motherhood; tutelary of Lagash; kingship   regional   A candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Tutelary goddess of Lagash described metaphorically as its mother in Early Dynastic sources, later honored by Gudea who called her his mother and father. deity
ENT_MES_GESHTINANNA Geshtinanna   Mesopotamian Underworld/fertility goddess Fertility Deity sister of Dumuzi; underworld; scribal wisdom; fertility   Sumerian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 3 1 0 Sister of Dumuzi with underworld and scribal associations. deity
ENT_MES_GIBIL_GIRRA Gibil   Mesopotamian God Deity fire; light; metallurgy; ritual purification   regional   A candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Fire god (Akk. Girra), patron of metalworkers and purification, with earliest attestations in Early Dynastic III administrative texts from Fara and Telloh. deity
ENT_MES_GILGAMESH Gilgamesh   Mesopotamian Hero / Semi-divine king Hero heroic quest; death; immortality; friendship; flood; semi-divine kingship       A           King of Uruk (c. 2700 BCE per Sumerian king lists); "two-thirds divine, one-third mortal" (son of Ninsun and the lugal Lugalbanda); protagonist of the oldest surviving literary epic; his exploits include: building Uruk's walls, journeying to the Cedar Forest with Enkidu to defeat Humbaba, rejecting Ishtar's proposal, slaying the Bull of Heaven (with Enkidu), and after Enkidu's death, seeking immortality from Utnapishtim; his failure to retain the plant of immortality and Utanapishtim's counsel ("when the gods created humanity they allotted death to humanity, but life they retained in their own keeping") is the foundational literary statement on human mortality hero
ENT_MES_GIRTABLULLU Girtablullu   Mesopotamian Monster Scorpion-man the scorpion-men; the guarding of the sun's gate   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Scorpion-man 0 0 0 The scorpion-men who guard the gate of Mount Mashu where the sun rises. monster
ENT_MES_GUGALANNA Gugalanna   Mesopotamian Monster Bull of Heaven the Bull of Heaven; drought; the underworld   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Bull of Heaven 0 1 0 Husband of Ereshkigal (named in "Inanna's Descent"); his name means "great bull of An." Often equated by modern scholars with the Bull of Heaven slain in the Gilgamesh epic, though that identification is not certain. monster
ENT_MES_GULA Gula   Mesopotamian Goddess Healing deity healing; medicine; dogs   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Great healing goddess 0 0 0 The great healing goddess ("the great physician"); originally distinct from but syncretized with Ninisina, Nintinugga and Bau; her emblem animal is the dog. deity
ENT_MES_GUNURA Gunura   Mesopotamian Goddess Deity healing; lamentation   regional   B candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Daughter of Ninisina and Pabilsag and sister of the dying healer-god Damu, attested as part of the Isin healing-goddess circle. deity
ENT_MES_HENDURSAGA Hendursaga   Mesopotamian God Deity night watch; heralds; law and order; protection of streets   regional   A candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Divine night-watchman and 'chief herald,' attested in the Lagash pantheon from the Early Dynastic period and later equated with Akkadian Ishum. deity
ENT_MES_HUMBABA Humbaba   Mesopotamian Monster Forest guardian the Cedar Forest; the terrifying radiance   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Forest guardian monster 1 0 0 Humbaba (Huwawa), the fearsome guardian of the Cedar Forest, slain by Gilgamesh and Enkidu. monster
ENT_MES_HUMUTTABAL Humut-tabal   Mesopotamian Demon Underworld official the ferry of the underworld   regional   B candidate_verified_name Underworld Vision of an Assyrian Prince 0 1 0 The ferryman of the underworld ("Bring-hither-quickly"), a servant in Ereshkigal's court (Underworld Vision of an Assyrian Prince). demon
ENT_MES_HUSHBISHAG Hushbishag   Mesopotamian Goddess Underworld official the household of the underworld   regional   B candidate_verified_name Black & Green 0 1 0 The stewardess/housekeeper of the underworld, wife of Namtar in Ereshkigal's court. deity
ENT_MES_IGALIMA Igalima   Mesopotamian God Deity doorkeeping; justice; sons of Ningirsu   regional   A candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Son of Ningirsu and Bau, the divine 'door of the throne-room'/E-ninnu, receiving offerings already in Early Dynastic Lagash and named on the Gudea cylinders. deity
ENT_MES_IGIGI Igigi   Mesopotamian Deity collective Divine Collective younger gods; divine labor; heaven gods   Akkadian/Babylonian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian divine collective 1 0 0 Collective of gods often contrasted with the Anunnaki. collective
ENT_MES_INANNA_ISHTAR Inanna/Ishtar   Mesopotamian Love/war goddess War Deity love; sex; war; sovereignty; Venus   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 1 0 0 Major goddess of love, sexuality, war, and Venus. deity
ENT_MES_ISHARA Ishara   Mesopotamian Goddess Love/oath goddess love; marriage; oaths; divination; the scorpion   regional   A candidate_verified_name Black & Green 0 0 1 A goddess of love, marriage, oaths and divination (scorpion/Scorpius symbol), of Syrian origin, distinct from Ishtar. deity
ENT_MES_ISHTARAN Ishtaran   Mesopotamian God Justice deity divine justice; the city of Der; serpents   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name City god of Der 0 0 1 The divine judge and city-god of Der, served by the serpent-god Nirah. deity
ENT_MES_ISHUM Ishum   Mesopotamian God Herald/fire deity fire; the night-watch; restraint; the herald of Erra   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Herald of Erra 0 0 0 Ishum, the benevolent fire-god and herald who restrains the fury of Erra. deity
ENT_MES_ISIMUD Isimud   Mesopotamian God Vizier deity the two-faced vizier of Enki   regional   A candidate_verified_name Black & Green 0 0 0 The two-faced sukkal of Enki, who carries his master's messages and guards the gate of the Abzu. deity
ENT_MES_KAKKA Kakka   Mesopotamian God Messenger deity messenger of Anu and Anshar   regional   B candidate_verified_name Enuma Elish 0 0 0 The divine messenger of Anu and Anshar, sent between the gods in Enuma Elish and the Descent of Ishtar. deity
ENT_MES_KINGU Kingu   Mesopotamian Primordial rebel god Primordial Being revolt; tablets of destiny; Tiamat faction   Babylonian cosmogony   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian primordial being 2 0 0 Consort/champion of Tiamat associated with the Tablets of Destiny. deity
ENT_MES_KISHAR Kishar   Mesopotamian Primordial being Earth horizon the horizon of earth   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Primordial (Enuma Elish) 2 0 0 Kishar, the "whole earth," consort of Anshar. deity
ENT_MES_KULLA Kulla   Mesopotamian God Building god bricks; brickmaking   regional   B candidate_verified_name Black & Green 3 0 0 The brick-god, formed by Ea from clay, invoked at the start of building and banished at its completion. deity
ENT_MES_KUSARIKKU Kusarikku   Mesopotamian Monster Bull-man the bull-man; the guardian of the sun   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Bull-man 0 0 0 The bull-man, attendant of the sun-god and a guardian figure. monster
ENT_MES_LAHAMU Lahamu   Mesopotamian Primordial deity Theogonic pair the primeval silt; the first generation   national   A candidate_verified_name Enuma Elish 0 0 1 The female counterpart of Lahmu, second of the primeval pair born of Apsu and Tiamat; parents of Anshar and Kishar. deity
ENT_MES_LAHAR Lahar   Mesopotamian Deity Cattle/flocks deity sheep; flocks; wool   regional   B candidate_verified_name Debate between Sheep and Grain 3 0 0 The deity of flocks and wool, sibling of Ashnan in the Debate between Sheep and Grain. deity
ENT_MES_LAHMU Lahmu   Mesopotamian Primordial being Protective primordial the primordial silt; protection; the cosmic deep   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Primordial pair (Enuma Elish) 0 0 0 Lahmu (with Lahamu), the first pair born of Apsu and Tiamat; also a hairy protective hero. deity
ENT_MES_LAMASHTU Lamashtu   Mesopotamian Demoness Dangerous Demon child-harming; disease; childbirth danger; demoness   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian demoness 3 0 0 Dangerous demoness associated with harm to infants and mothers. demon
ENT_MES_LAMASSU Lamassu   Mesopotamian Spirit Protective spirit protection; the guardian of thresholds   national   A candidate_verified_name Black & Green 0 0 0 The benevolent female tutelary spirit (the human-headed winged bull/lion as guardian), paired with the male Shedu. spirit
ENT_MES_LILITU Lilitu   Mesopotamian Demon Night demoness the night; the wind; the seduction of men   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Night demoness (Lilith ancestor) 0 1 0 Lilitu (with Lilu and Ardat-lili), a night/wind demoness, a forerunner of the later Lilith. demon
ENT_MES_LISIN Lisin   Mesopotamian Goddess Deity motherhood; later fire; lamentation   regional   A candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Originally a goddess addressed as 'mother,' the final deity praised in the Early Dynastic Zame Hymns as tutelary of Abu Salabikh; daughter of Shulpae and Ninhursag. deity
ENT_MES_LUGALBANDA Lugalbanda   Mesopotamian Hero Deified king heroism; the city of Uruk; deified kingship   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Deified hero-king 0 0 0 The deified hero-king of Uruk, husband of Ninsun and father of Gilgamesh. hero
ENT_MES_LUGALIRRA Lugal-irra   Mesopotamian God Twin/guardian god doorways; the underworld; war   regional   B candidate_verified_name Black & Green 0 1 0 One of the divine twins (with Meslamta-ea), apotropaic guardians of doorways, equated with Nergal; the constellation Gemini. deity
ENT_MES_LUGAL_MARADA Lugal-Marada   Mesopotamian God Tutelary earth; the plow; tutelary of Marad; war   regional   B candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 City god of Marad, sometimes a manifestation of Ninurta; subject of one of the Temple Hymns, with cult attested from the 3rd millennium. deity
ENT_MES_LULAL Lulal   Mesopotamian God Protective god the steppe; protection; the servant of Inanna   regional   B candidate_verified_name Inanna's Descent 1 0 0 "King of the Steppe," a protective god and servant of Inanna at Bad-tibira; later apotropaic. deity
ENT_MES_MARDUK Marduk   Mesopotamian State god State Deity kingship; creation; storm; Babylon   Babylonian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 1 0 0 Chief god of Babylon, associated with kingship and creation. deity
ENT_MES_MESLAMTAEA Meslamta-ea   Mesopotamian God Twin/guardian god doorways; the underworld; war   regional   B candidate_verified_name Black & Green 0 1 0 The other of the divine twins (with Lugal-irra), guardian of doorways, equated with Nergal. deity
ENT_MES_MES_SANGA_UNUG Mes-sanga-Unug   Mesopotamian God Tutelary war; tutelary of Kullaba (Uruk)   regional   A candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Warrior god of Uruk's Kullaba district, 'great ensi of Inanna,' belonging to the earliest Uruk pantheon and named in the Early Dynastic Zame Hymns. deity
ENT_MES_MUMMU Mummu   Mesopotamian Primordial being Vizier of Apsu the mist; counsel; the craftsman principle   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Primordial (Enuma Elish) 0 0 0 Mummu, the vizier and counsellor of Apsu, bound by Ea at the cosmos' beginning. deity
ENT_MES_MUSHDAMMA Mushdamma   Mesopotamian God Building god building; architecture   regional   B candidate_verified_name Enki and the World Order 3 0 0 The divine architect, "great builder of Enlil," appointed by Enki; paired with Kulla. deity
ENT_MES_MUSHHUSHSHU Mushhushshu   Mesopotamian Monster Dragon the snake-dragon; the symbol of Marduk   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Dragon of Marduk 0 1 1 The snake-dragon ("furious serpent") of the Ishtar Gate, emblem of Marduk and Nabu. monster
ENT_MES_NABU Nabu   Mesopotamian Writing/wisdom god Wisdom Deity writing; scribes; wisdom; destiny   Babylonian/Assyrian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 0 0 0 God of writing, scribes, wisdom, and destiny. deity
ENT_MES_NAMMU Nammu   Mesopotamian Primordial sea goddess Primordial Deity primordial sea; first creator; mother of gods; Sumerian cosmogony       A           The primordial sea goddess of Eridu theology; the oldest deity in the Eridu cosmogonic tradition; her name appears to mean "the sea" (the primordial body of water, not the salt sea); in Enki and the World Order (ETCSL 1.1.3) Nammu is listed as the first deity, before Anu; in the Debate between Sheep and Grain (ETCSL 5.3.2) Nammu is the mother of Anu and Enlil; in the Eridu Genesis (a Sumerian flood narrative) she is the primordial creator; in Enki and Ninmah (ETCSL 1.1.2) Nammu wakes Enki to help her create humanity — she is Enki's mother, and her request launches the creation-of-humanity myth; among the oldest attested deities in the Sumerian tradition, associated with the Abzu (the subterranean fresh water) and with the primordial creative principle; later largely superseded by Tiamat (saltwater) and Apsu (fresh water) in the Babylonian theological tradition deity
ENT_MES_NAMTAR Namtar   Mesopotamian Demon Death/plague demon fate; death; plague; the vizier of Ereshkigal   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Vizier of the underworld 0 1 0 Namtar ("Fate"), the demon of death and plague, vizier of Ereshkigal. demon
ENT_MES_NANAYA Nanaya   Mesopotamian Goddess Love deity love; sensuality; eroticism   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Goddess of love 0 0 0 The goddess of love and sensuality, closely associated with Inanna. deity
ENT_MES_NANNA_SIN Nanna/Sin   Mesopotamian Moon god Moon Deity moon; time; cattle; calendrical order   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 0 0 0 Moon god associated with time, cycles, and cattle. deity
ENT_MES_NANSHE Nanshe   Mesopotamian Goddess Justice/divination deity social justice; dream-divination; fish; the poor   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name City goddess of Lagash 1 0 0 The Lagash goddess of social justice, dream interpretation and fish. deity
ENT_MES_NERGAL Nergal   Mesopotamian Underworld/war god Underworld Deity underworld; plague; war; death   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 4 1 0 God associated with war, plague, death, and the underworld. deity
ENT_MES_NETI Neti   Mesopotamian God Underworld gatekeeper the gates of the underworld   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Gatekeeper of the underworld 0 1 0 Neti, the chief gatekeeper of the underworld who admits the descending Inanna. deity
ENT_MES_NINAZU Ninazu   Mesopotamian God Underworld/healing deity the underworld; healing; serpents   Mesopotamian   B candidate_verified_name Underworld/healing god 0 1 1 The god of the underworld and healing, father of Ningishzida. deity
ENT_MES_NINDARA Nindara   Mesopotamian God Deity warrior; 'tax-collector of the sea'; Lagash   regional   B candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Local Lagash god and husband of Nanshe, attested in the Early Dynastic Lagash pantheon; Selz regards him as elder brother of Hendursaga. deity
ENT_MES_NINEGAL Ninegal   Mesopotamian Goddess Tutelary palaces; royal dynasty; protection of kingship   regional   A candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Goddess Ninegal / Belet-ekallim ("Lady of the Palace"), originally a distinct palace goddess and guardian of the royal dynasty; oldest attestation the ED Fara god list. Equated with Inanna only in some later literary contexts. deity
ENT_MES_NINGAL Ningal   Mesopotamian Moon goddess / Divine consort Nature Deity moon; divine consort of Nanna/Sin; mother of Utu/Shamash; Ur; night       A           "Great Lady" (Sumerian: nin = lady, gal = great); divine consort of Nanna/Sin the moon god; her primary cult centers are Ur (the Nanna/Sin temple city) and Harran; she is explicitly named in Sumerian hymns and laments as the mother of Inanna/Ishtar (the evening/morning star) and Utu/Shamash (the sun); the Lamentation over the Destruction of Ur (ETCSL 2.2.2) gives her a major role as the goddess who pleads before the divine assembly not to destroy Ur but is ultimately unable to prevent it — one of the most powerful divine lament figures in Sumerian literature; she is also the mother of Ereshkigal in some traditions, making her the mother of both the love goddess (Inanna) and the queen of death (Ereshkigal); her cult at Harran survived into the Islamic period among the Sabians deity
ENT_MES_NINGIRIDA Ningirida   Mesopotamian Goddess Deity underworld (by association); chthonic family of Ninazu   regional   B candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Wife of the chthonic god Ninazu and mother of Ningishzida, appearing alongside Ninazu from the Ur III period. deity
ENT_MES_NINGIRIMA Ningirima   Mesopotamian Goddess Deity incantations; ritual purification; snakes; sacred water   regional   A candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Major Early Dynastic incantation goddess and divine purifier associated with snakes and sacred-water basins, central to the earliest Sumerian magical tradition. deity
ENT_MES_NINGIRSU Ningirsu   Mesopotamian God Warrior/agriculture deity war; irrigation; the city of Lagash   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name City god of Lagash 1 0 0 The warrior and irrigation god of Lagash, a local form of Ninurta; patron of Gudea. deity
ENT_MES_NINGISHZIDA Ningishzida   Mesopotamian God Underworld/vegetation deity the underworld; vegetation; serpents; the throne   Mesopotamian   A candidate_verified_name Chthonic serpent god 1 1 1 The chthonic serpent god of vegetation and the underworld threshold, personal god of Gudea. deity
ENT_MES_NINGUBLAGA Ningublaga   Mesopotamian God Cattle god cattle; the herds of the moon-god   regional   B candidate_verified_name An=Anum 2 0 0 A cattle-god of Kiabrig, son of Nanna/Sin, who oversaw the moon-god's herds. deity
ENT_MES_NINHURSAG Ninhursag   Mesopotamian Mother goddess Fertility Deity motherhood; birth; mountains; fertility   Sumerian/Akkadian   A candidate_verified_name Mesopotamian core deity 5 0 0 Mother goddess associated with birth, mountains, and fertility. deity
ENT_MES_NINILDU Ninildu   Mesopotamian God Deity carpentry; craft   regional   A candidate_verified_name Archaic Sumerian / Early Dynastic deity (earliest god-lists: Fara, Abu Salabikh, Zame Hymns) 0 0 0 Divine carpenter worshiped at Zabalam, attested in the god lists from Abu Salabikh and Fara and in the Early Dynastic Zame Hymns. deity

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