History
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 days agoEnki: The Tricky Sumerian God of Wisdom
Enki/Ea was a Mesopotamian freshwater deity tied to fertility, rivers, crafts, and Eridu, with enduring worship and a defined divine family.
Inanna was the foremost Sumerian goddess, patron deity of Uruk. Her name was written with a sign that represents a reed stalk tied into a loop at the top. This appears in the very earliest written texts from the mid-fourth millenium B.C. She is also mentioned in all the early god lists among the four main deities, along with Anu, Enki, and Enlil.