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Mesopotamian
13 gods & spirits
The oldest gods — of the reed marshes, the storm, and the land between two rivers.
Inanna
queen of heaven, lady of the morning star
Ereshkigal
queen of the great below
Marduk
champion of the gods, splitter of the sea
Enki
lord of the sweet waters, keeper of the crafts
Enlil
lord of the wind, he whose word decides
Tiamat
the salt sea, mother of all
Anu
the sky father, most high and distant
Nergal
the burning one, lord of plague and war
Nabu
scribe of the gods, keeper of the stylus
Nanna
the moon that measures the months
Shamash
the sun, judge of heaven and earth
Lilith
the night creature, she who will not lie down
Ninhursag
lady of the stony hills, mother of the living