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The Sumerian term signifies "heaven, sky." An was the preeminent Sumerian deity of the celestial realm and the parent of Enlil and Enki. In written...

The origin of this name is unclear. It belonged to a Sumerian deity worshipped as a mother goddess and was also linked to the realms of healing and...

Derived from Sumerian 𒌉 (dumu) signifying "son, child" and 𒍣 (zid) signifying "true, loyal". This was the name of a Sumerian god of shepherds and...

A variant of Dumuzi.

Derived from Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord" and 𒆠 (ki) meaning "earth, ground" (though maybe originally from 𒆳 (kur) meaning "underworld, mountain")....

Probably signifies "lord of the good place", from Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord", 𒆠 (ki) meaning "place" and 𒄭 (du) meaning "good". This was the name...

Derived from Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord" and possibly 𒆤 (lil) meaning "wind". Enlil was the Sumerian god of the wind and storms, the son of An and ...

Signifies "lady of the great earth", from Sumerian 𒊩𒌆 (ereš) meaning "lady, queen" combined with 𒆠 (ki) meaning "earth" and 𒃲 (gal) meaning "great,...

Possibly means "the ancestor is a hero", from Sumerian bilga meaning "ancestor" and mes meaning "hero, young man". This was the name of a legendary...

Means "the great" in Sumerian, possibly originally a title. Gula was a Sumerian and Akkadian goddess of healing, medicine and midwifery, often...

Possibly from Sumerian nin-an-a(k) meaning "lady of the heavens", from 𒎏 (nin) meaning "lady" and the genitive form of 𒀭 (an) meaning "heaven, sky"....

Meaning unknown, of Sumerian origin. This was a Sumerian storm god, later equated by the Akkadians with Adad.

Means "earth" in Sumerian. This was the name of the Sumerian goddess of the earth, the consort of An.

From Sumerian lugal "king" and banda "young, wild, fierce". In Sumerian mythology, this was a legendary king of Uruk said to be the father of Gilgames...

Of unknown meaning, possibly related to Inanna. This was a goddess worshipped by the Sumerians and Akkadians. She was later merged with the goddesses ...

Of unknown meaning. This was the Sumerian god of the moon, son of Enlil and husband of Ningal.

Signifies "great lady", from Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) "lady" and 𒃲 (gal) "big, great". In Sumerian mythology, this was a goddess of reeds, daughter of Enki an...

Signifies "lady of the mountain", from Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) "lady" and 𒉺𒂅 (hursaĝ) "mountain". This was the Sumerian mother and fertility goddess,...

Signifies "lady of Isin", from Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) "lady" and the city-state of Isin. This was a Sumerian goddess of healing, later merged with Gula.

From Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) "lady" and possibly 𒆤 (lil) "wind". This was a Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian goddess, consort of Enlil.

A variation of Ninsun.

From Sumerian nin-sumun-a(k) meaning "lady of the wild cow", from 𒎏 (nin) "lady" and the genitive of 𒄢 (sumun) "wild cow". In Sumerian mythology, Nins...

From Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) "lord" and 𒅁 (urta) "ear of barley". In Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian mythology, Ninurta was a god of agriculture,...

Derived from Sumerian 𒌓 (ud) meaning "sun". In Sumerian mythology this was the name of the god of the sun. He was the son of the moon god Nanna and Ni...

Meaning unknown. This was the name of a Sumerian and Akkadian war god worshipped in the city-state of Kish.