[FIRST DRAFT: 03/13/97] BABYLONIAN DAILY DEITY Adad(Hadad, Ishkur) Sunlight (Benign, Intermediate) Great God of Storms; Rain; Lightning; Oracle-Giver Allatu Lesser Goddess of Copulation; Wife of Nergal Anshar(Kinshar) Sunlight (Benign, Intermediate) Greater God of the Sky/Heaven; Father of Anu; Son of Apsu and Tiamat Antu(Antum) Shadowy Darkness(?) (Malign, Intermediate) Greater Goddess of the Aerth; Mother of the ANUNNAKI, UTUKKI, and Ishtar; One time consort of Anu Anu(An) Moonlight (Agathocacological, Ordered) Greater God of the Sky/Heaven; Patron of the Aristocracy; Contemptous and unsympathetic towards commoners; Priest (and anyone else invoking Anu as their Deity) would likely need 7 or higher SEC in order to be heard? Likewise I would suggest such individuals would mirror their deities views and be lofty, arrogant, contemptuous of the common-folk; A King of the IGIGI; Father of the the ANUNNAKI, SEBITTI, and Adad, Gerra, Ellil, Ishtar, and Sharra; Son of Anshar; Consort of Antu and Ishtar ANUNNAKI Grouping of Gods of the AErth/Underworld; The Children of Anu and Antu; Generally considered to hold dominion to over the IGIGI Apsu Shadowy Darkness (Agathocacological, Intermediate) Greatest God of Oceans; Wisdom; Progenitor of Pantheon along with Tiamat; Father of Anshar; Consort of Tiamat; Plotted to kill the younger gods; (Killed by Ea in Earth Mythology) Atrahasis Potency "The Wisest" warned of the Deluge and taught the secret of immortality by Ea Aya Demigoddess of the Dawn; Wife of Shamash Belet Ili(Ninhursag, Mammi) Balance (Agathocacological, Intermediate) Major Goddess of Birth; Motherhood; Fate and Destiny; "Mistress of the Gods"; Mother of Ninurta and Mankind Belet-seri(Ninedinna) Demigoddess; Scribe of the Underworld; Record-keeper of the Dead Birdu Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Intermediate) Minor God of Pimples; Boils; Festering Wounds; The Underworld; Attendent to Nergal; Husband of Manungal Bull-Man(Kusarikku) Potency; One of Kingu's minions slain by Marduk Bull of Heaven Potency; Created and Commanded by Anu; Spittle Capable of blinding an individual; Slain by Gilgamesh and Enkidu Dagon(Dagon) Moonlight (Agathocacological, Ordered) Lesser God of Grain; Fertility; The Underworld; Attendant of Anu DEMONS Evil supernatural beings of varying degrees powers and varying natures; Some examples are listed below Some General Types of Demons: ALU - Nightmare Demons GALLU - Shape-changing "Police" of the underworld SEBITTI - The Seven who ride to battle under Nergal SURUPPU - Disease-demons UGALLU - Lion-demons UMU - Storm-demons Some Individual Demons by Name: Bel Uri "Lord of the Roof" Bennu "Fits" Idiptu "Wind" Lamashtu "She Who Erases" Libu "Scab" Mimma Lemnu "Something Evil" Miqut "Stroke" Muttabriqu "Flashes of Lightning" Rabishu "The Croucher" Sarabda "Bailiff" Sidana "Staggers" Tirid "Expulsion" Umma "Feverhot" Saghulhaza "Upholder of Evil" Ea(Enki) Balance (Benign, Ordered) Greater God of Waters; Wisdom; Magic; Patron of Crafts and Craftsmen; One of the ANUNNAKI; (Killed Apsu when he found out about his plan to kill the younger Gods); Father of Nash; Son of Anu and Antu Ellil(Enlil, Duranki) Shadowy Darkness (Agathocacological, Chaotic ) Greater God of Storms; Wind; The Underworld; A King among the ANUNNAKI; Keeper of the Tablet of Destinies; Father of Sin; Son of Anu and Antu; Consort of Mulliltu Enkidu Potency; Wild-man of the Forest; Created by Belet Ili at Anu's Command to serve as rival to Gilgamesh; Seduced by a servant of Ishtar; Befriends Gilgamesh after a wrestling match; Together they slew the Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven; Blinded by the spittle of the Bull of Heaven; The Gods punish him with death for his part in killing Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven Ereshkigal(Nintu) Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Chaotic) Great Goddess of the the Dead in the Underworld; Mother of Ninazu; Sister of Ishtar; Wife of Nergal; Consort of Shulpae Gerra(Gira) Shadowy Darkness (Malign, Chaotic) Lesser God of Fire; Associated (along with Gibil and Nusku) with warding against Witchcraeft; Son of Antu Gibil Balance (Benign, Chaotic) Minor God of Fire; Associated (along with Gerra and Nusku) with warding against Witchcraeft Gilgamesh Potency; Priest-King of Shamash; Not Immortal; "Monster Slayer"; Companion of Enkidu; Son of King Lugalbanda and Ninsun; 2/3 Divine (However not Immortal) 1/3 Human; Slew the Bull of Heaven and Humbaba Humbaba(Humwawa) Potency; Protector of the Forest; Servant of Ellil; Described as a Fire-Breathing monster with a face ringed by Coiled Intestines; Slain by Gilgamesh and Enkidu IGIGI Grouping of Gods of the Sky/Heaven; Subservient to the ANUNNAKI; Man was created to alleviate the burdens placed upon these gods by the ANUNNAKI Irra Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Ordered) Lesser God of Plagues; the Underworld; attendant of Nergal's Ishhara Moonlight (Benign, Ordered) Minor Goddess of Marriage and Childbirth; Punisher of Oath-breakers Ishtar(Inanna) Shadowy Darkness (Agathocacological, Chaotic ) Major Goddess of Love; Fertility; War; The Sky; one of the IGIGI; Daughter of Anu and Antu; Sister of Ereshkigal; Consort of Anu and Tammuz Ishum Shadowy Darkness (Agathocacological, Ordered) Lesser God of Fire; War; Advisor of Erra and Marduk Kakka Major God; Vizier of both Anshar and Anu Kingu(Quingu) Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Chaotic) Great God of War; Champion of Tiamat; Killed by Marduk in Tiamat's War against the younger gods Kullitta Moonlight (Benign, Intermediate) Demigoddess of Music; Attendant to Ishtar; Associated with Ninatta Lamashtu Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Chaotic) Major Demon-Goddess of Forgetfulness; Atrophe; Stagnation; Decay; Entropy; "She Who Erases" Manungal Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Ordered) Demigoddess of Death; The Underworld; "The Snatcher"; Collector of Souls; Comparable to the Grim Reaper; Wife of Birdu Marduk(Bel, Baal, and 50+ other names) Moonlight (Agathocacological, Ordered) Greater God of Law; Justice; Assumed head of pantheon after defeating Tiamat's champion Kingu; A King among the IGIGI Mulliltu(Mullita, Ninlil) Balance (Agathocacological, Chaotic) Minor Goddess of Sailors; Mother of Sin; Consort of Ellil Mummu Shadowy Darkness (Agathocacological, Intermediate) Minor God of Craftsman; Currently Ea's Assistant; (Former vizier of Apsu, whom he plotted with to kill the younger Gods) Nabu(Nebo) Sunlight (Benign, Odered) Major God of Wisdom; Language; Speech; Writing; Nammu Sunlight (Benign, Intermediate) Demigoddess of Fresh Water Nash(Nanshe) Sunlight (Benign, Ordered) Demigoddess of Fresh Water; Daughter of Ea Nergal(Erra) Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Intermediate) Major Demon-God of Hunting; War; Plagues; Death and the Dead; "Lord Who Prowls By Night"; The Demon King; A King among the ANUNNAKI; Father of Ninazu and the SEBITTI; Husband of Allatu and Ereshkigal Nikkal(Ningal) Minor Goddess; Mother of Shamash; Consort of Sin Nin-agal Balance (Agathocacological, Ordered) Minor God of Smiths; Metal-working; "Lord of the Strong Arm" Ninatta Moonlight (Benign, Intermediate) Demigoddess of Music; Attendant to Ishtar; Associated with Kulitta Ninazu Balance (Agathocacological, Ordered) Great God of Magic; Father of Nin-gishzida; Son of Ereshkigal and Nergal Nin-Gishzida(Gishzida, Gizzida, Gishbanda) Balance (Benign, Ordered) Lesser God of the Forest; Doorwarden of Heaven for Anu; Son of Ninazu Ninildu Sunlight (Benign, Ordered) Demigod of Carpenters Ninkarak Sunlight (Benign, Intermediate) Lesser Goddess of Healing Ninsun Quasi-Deity; "Lady Wild Cow"; Mother of Gilgamesh Ninurta(Ningrisu, Nin-gursu, Nimrud, Enurta) Shadowy Darkness (Benign, Chaotic) Minor God of War; Vegetation; Fertility; Hunting; Copper and Coppersmithing; Champion of the Ellil; Defeated Zu and recovered the Tablet of Destinies; Son of Belet Ili Nusku Sunlight (Benign, Ordered) Minor God of Light; Fire; Associated (along with Gerra and Gibil) with warding against Witchcraeft Panigara(Pap-nigin-gara) Demigod Warrior; "Lord of the Boundary Stone" Papsukkal Balance (Agothocaclogical, Intermediate) Lesser God; Ea's Vizier Pazuzu Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Chaotic) Minor Demon-God of the Southwest Winds; Associate of Shutu Scorpion-man(Aqrabuamelu, Girtablilu) Potency; Guardians of the gate to the Underworld; Gaze purportedly causes death SEBITTI(UTUKKI) Seven Quasi-Deital Warrior-Demons who serve Nergal in battle; "The Seven"; Offspring of Anu and Antu Shakkan(Sumuqan, Amakandu, Shahan) Balance (Benign, Intermediate) Minor God of Cattle; Patron of Herdsman Shamash(Utu) Sunlight (Benign, Ordered) Major God of the Sun; Law; Truth; Justice; The Underworld; Son of Sin and Nikkal; Husband of Aya Shullat Sunlight (Benign, Ordered) Demigod of the Sun; Attendant of Shammash Shulpae Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Chaotic) Great Demon-God of Infertility; Death; Hatred; Murder; Consort of Ereshkigal Shutu Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Intermediate) Minor Demon-God of Illness; Southern Wind; Associate of Pazuzu Sin(Nannar) Balance (Agathocacological, Ordered) Lesser God of the Moon; Vegetation; Calendars; Father of Shamash; Son of Mulliltu and Ellil; Consort of Nikkal Silili Potency; Matriach of all Equines Sirsir Boatman Demigod; Patron of Sailors Tablet of Destinies Potent Artifact; Clay tablet upon which all fates are inscribed; Gives ultimate power to whomever possesses it. Tammuz(Dumuzi) Moonlight (Benign, Intermediate) Minor God of Spring; Flora; Fauna; Grain; His life was given in exchange for Ishtar's, Must spend half the year in the underworld; His return heralds the coming of Spring; Consort of Ishtar Tiamat Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Chaotic) Greatest Goddess of Chaos; the Skies; the AErth; Progenitor of Pantheon along with Apsu; Mother of Anshar; Consort of Apsu; Waged war against the younger gods when Apsu was slain; (Killed by Marduk as part of Creation Myth in Earth Mythology) Ukur Gloomy Darkness (Malign, Ordered) Minor Demon-God of the Underworld; A vizier to Nergal Winged Bull Potency; Supernatural beasts that sometimes servings as mounts for Gods Zababa Shadowy Darkness (Agathocacological, Chaotic) Quasi-Deital Warrior-God Zakar(Dzakar) Balance (Agathocacological, Intermediate) Lesser God of Dreams Zu(Anzu,Azzu) Shadowy Darkness (Malign, Chaotic) Minor God in the form of a Lion-headed Eagle; Thief of the Tablet of Destinies; Slain by Ninurta in his attempts to recover the Tablet