Who were the Anunnaki according to Sumerians tales? Who were the Anunnaki? Were they gods, demigods or different race? And what was their role? How do we tell who they were? I am looking for primary or canonical sources that explain about the Annu
comparative - Are the Anunnaki mentioned in the Bible? - Mythology . . . Anunnaki - Gods of Sumeria Or fallen Angels?? I found it very interesting that the earliest civilisation known to us in the historical records, the Sumerians, have a religion that talks of these Anunnaki coming down from heaven and teaching them all wonders of things I found a correlation between fallen angels and the Anunnaki It's rather coincidental that our faith teaches of a war that
What is the difference between Igigi and Anunnaki deities? When taking all known narratives together The Igig were are a class of the Anunnaki I look at it like the divide between royalty and commoners of Europe Inferences being the Igigi Annunaki came to earth mars together Note in Sitchin's translation It states the Anunnaki outlawed slavery at some point in their distant past Thinking the Igigi were the descendants of the slave class in
How many Annunaki were living on Earth at the peak of their time? The Anunnaki were a group of deities in ancient Mesopotamian culture How many of them were there at the peak time (which we know about)? For example on Wikipedia page we can read: In the Epic of
How did the ranking system for the Sumerian pantheon work? The ranking system (which I believe to be a little off) seem to be how powerful the god was according to the people and priests Anu is the top dog while his wife Antu is 5 below symbolizing that man was considered higher than women As you can see the system is based on 5's with every male in the 10's and their spouses 5 below
What kind of distinctive clothing depicted Sumerian gods? Was there any distinctive clothing which depicted Sumerian gods (Anunnaki) and their ranks? Like wearing helmets with horns? Few examples: cylinder seal VA 243 Akkadian Cylinder Seal of Adda (c 2
What is the family tree of the Sumerian gods? "Notice this tree (as a lot you will find) is a Mesopotamian one, and especially Babylonian The presence of Tiamat and Marduk clearly signs the Babylonian nature The fact Inanna is the daughter of Nanna and not Enki is another clear proof A pure sumerian tree would begin with An (the Anu of the Babylonian) " so is this a Sumerian one or a Mesopotamian one?