Enki

[Raven Heart]

Does anyone know anything about the God Anki from sumer
thanks

[Zophael]

Do you mean Enki?

Enki is primarily a water god and is the son of An and Nammu. His consort is Damkina.
He battled the dragon Kur when Kur kidnapped the goddess Ereskigal. He also fills the Tigris and Euphrates with sweet water.

[ninurta2008]

Does anyone know anything about the God Anki from sumer
thanks
Enki is the sumerian god of the oceans. he created mankind from a rib of marduk. He is the deity who is the all-wise, as he is also called Ea. He has all the wisdom and knowledge of things past, present and future.

I forgot, are links allowed? Becuase there is a few sites that can really help those looking into mesopotamian/sumerian paganism.

[Agaliha]

Woah, old post :lol:



I forgot, are links allowed? Becuase there is a few sites that can really help those looking into mesopotamian/sumerian paganism.

Of course (as long as they're not to any sites that break the rules here (http://mysticwicks.com/faq.php?faq=mw_faqs#faq_rules), ie illegal things, porn, viruses, etc).

[ninurta2008]

Okay thanks,

These sites have loads on the topic of sumerian and babylonian deities and myths including those of Enki:

http://www-etcsl.orient.ox.ac.uk/edition2/etcslbycat.php[/URL]

http://www.gatewaystobabylon.com/ (http://www-etcsl.orient.ox.ac.uk/edition2/etcslbycat.php)

[URL]http://sacred-texts.com/ane/index.htm

I hope this helps.

[Falling Star]

Hi, As far as i can remember, isn't he theSumerian god of wisdom, also the waters?
Offspring of the GoddessKi, and the sky god An.
His abode was said to be the subterranean sweet water ocean.Apsu!
He was the keeper of the "me".(the heavenly decrees, which were the foundation of Religion and society):bow:

[RoseKitten]

http://templeofsumer.org/

This is also an amazing resource for Sumerian studies. :)


3)Enki: He is the god of wisdom, magic, cleverness, fertility, and invention, but he is primarily the god of fresh waters. All of these other aspects are simply extensions of his affinity to fresh water. He even made his home in the deep.

His name, En-ki means "lord of the earth", as that was meant to show that he was lord of the things below the wind and heaven. His name also relates to the fact that his consort Ninhursag was the lady of the earth, and couples are often given similar names.

His father was An the god of heaven, and his mother was Apsu the goddess of the deep. This makes him a half brother to Enlil, the lord of the gods. His children were an entirely separate lineage of gods to those of Enlil. Enki ruled over the Igigi gods while Enlil ruled over the Anuna gods.

In the earliest times Enki defeated Kur and became En-Kur lord of the underworld. As an underworld god Enki placed Ereshkigal in charge of the underworld and had power over life and death.

[David19]

http://templeofsumer.org/

This is also an amazing resource for Sumerian studies. :)

You got there before me, but, yes, all the links in this thread are great for info on the Sumerian Gods, including Enki. Even though he's not my Personal God, I do quite like Enki, he's also one of the Gods who are most benevolent to humanity.

[ninurta2008]

Cant believe I forgot about temple of sumer

[David19]

Cant believe I forgot about temple of sumer

Yes, it is a great site, BTW, are you on Tablets of Destiny (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TabletofDestiny/) or not?.

[ninurta2008]

Yes, it is a great site, BTW, are you on Tablets of Destiny (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TabletofDestiny/)or not?.
No but I will check it out.