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Mesopotamian Pantheon

Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian

Name Date

1. Who's who

Write the letter of each figure's role next to their name.

  1. 1.Anu
  2. 2.Inanna
  3. 3.Marduk
  4. 4.Enki
  5. 5.Enlil
  6. 6.Gilgamesh
  7. 7.Ninhursag
  8. 8.Tiamat
  • A.love, war, fertility
  • B.creation, kingship, magic
  • C.wisdom, water, creation
  • D.heroism, kingship, mortality
  • E.birth, creation of humans, mountains and foothills
  • F.primordial waters, salt sea, chaos
  • G.wind, storms, earth
  • H.sky, heavens, kingship

2. Family and relationships

Fill in each blank with a name from the word bank.

Word bank: Dumuzi · Enki · Enlil · Inanna · Nergal · Sin

  1. 1. is the spouse of Ereshkigal.
  2. 2. is the spouse of Ninhursag.
  3. 3. is a parent of Shamash.
  4. 4. is a parent of Sin.
  5. 5. is the spouse of Inanna.
  6. 6. is a sibling of Ereshkigal.

3. Short answers

  1. 1. What was Anu associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Anu?

  2. 2. What was Inanna associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Inanna?

  3. 3. Retell “The Epic of Gilgamesh” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

  4. 4. Retell “Inanna's Descent to the Underworld” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

Answer key: Mesopotamian Pantheon

1. Who's who

  1. 1. Anu: H
  2. 2. Inanna: A
  3. 3. Marduk: B
  4. 4. Enki: C
  5. 5. Enlil: G
  6. 6. Gilgamesh: D
  7. 7. Ninhursag: E
  8. 8. Tiamat: F

2. Family and relationships

  1. 1. Nergal
  2. 2. Enki
  3. 3. Sin
  4. 4. Enlil
  5. 5. Dumuzi
  6. 6. Inanna

3. Short answers (guidance)

  1. 1. sky, heavens, kingship. Symbols: horned crown, bull, throne of heaven. (mythosatlas.com/deities/anu)
  2. 2. love, war, fertility. Symbols: eight-pointed star, lion, rosette. (mythosatlas.com/deities/inanna)
  3. 3. The world's oldest known literary epic follows Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, on his quest for immortality after the death of his beloved friend Enkidu. His journey takes him to the ends of the earth and reveals profound truths about mortality and meaning. (mythosatlas.com/stories/epic-of-gilgamesh)
  4. 4. The Queen of Heaven descends to the underworld to confront her sister Ereshkigal, passing through seven gates where she is stripped of her power at each one. She dies and hangs upon a hook, and is only revived through cunning intervention. (mythosatlas.com/stories/inanna-descent)

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