We invite you to explore our Sumerian deities index, a comprehensive alphabetical listings of Sumerian gods and goddesses. Where each name unlocks the mysteries of this ancient civilization.
Discover the attributes and stories of these powerful deities, whose influence shaped the very foundations of Sumerian culture.
Alphabetical List of Sumerian Gods and Goddesses
Ab – god of Wisdom
Abu – god of Plants, Vegetation
Abzu – god of Underground Cavern of Sweet Water
Adgarkidu – goddess of Mountains
An – god of Sky, Heaven
Asalluha – god of Delivering Messages
Ashima – goddess of Sea
Ashshirgi – god of Protection – tutelary god of Adab and Kesh
Azimua – goddess, a Scribe Of The Underworld
Belili – goddess of Moon, Underworld , Love, Trees, Wells and Springs, Wine
Birdu – god of Shackles
Dimtabba – goddess of Protection of City of Ur
Dudu – god of Scribal Arts
Dumuzi – god of Fertility, Grain, Flocks and Herds, Underworld
Ebeh – god of Mountains
Emes – god of Summer, Vegetation
Emmer – goddess of Grain
Enbilulu – god of Canals, Rivers, Irrigation, Farming
Endukugga – god of Underworld – Fifth Gatekeeper of Underworld
Endursaga – god of Law; Served as Herald and Divine Night Watchman of the Gods
Enki – god of Water, Fish, Justice, Wisdom, Magic, Shipmenders, Crafts, Healing, Fertility, Art, Exorcism
Enlil – god of Air, Earth, Storms, Wind, Agriculture
Enmerkar – god of Fertility
Enmesarra – god of Law Sumerian ‘Me’, Underworld
Enshagag – god of Dilmun, was appointed by Enki as Lord of Dilmun
Enten – god of Winter, Fertility, Farming
Ereshkigal – goddess of Underworld as Queen of The Dead
Gangir – goddess and protector of Lagash
Gatumdug – goddess of Fertility, Healing
Gestu – god of Wisdom
Gibil – god of Fire
Hahanu – god of unknown powers
Haia – god of Store-Houses, Scribal Arts, Grains, Door-keeper
Hayasum – god of unknown powers
Husbishag – goddess of Underworld Keeper of Person’s Time of Death
Inanna – goddess of Fertility, Love, War, Procreation
Ishkur – god of Storm, Wind
Isimud – god, a Door-keeper, Messenger, and Adviser to Enki
Kabta – god of Workmen
Kalkal – god, a Gatekeeper of the E-kur
Kengida – god of Delivering Messages for Enlil
Ki – goddess of Earth
Kingaludda – god of Delivering Messages for Enlil
Kulla – god of Bricks, Tools
Kus – god of Herdsmen
Lahar – god of Cattle
Lisin – god or goddess of Fire
Lulal – god of Animal Husbandry
Manungal – goddess of Underworld Prisons
Mululil – god of Scholars, a Dying god, god of Adab
Mushdamma – god of Architecture
Namma – goddess of Primordial Salt Waters
Namrat – goddess of unknown powers
Namtar – god of Fate, Underworld, Plague
Nanna – god of Moon, Calendars, Fertility, Cattle
Nanshe – goddess of Sea, Fish and Fishing, Marshlands, Divination, Dream Interpretation, Justice, Social Welfare
Nergal – god of War, Pestilence, Fire, Battle, Desert, Death, Underworld
Neti – god of Door-keeper or Gate Keeper of the Underworld
Ninazu – god of Boundaries, Magic, Healing
Nindar – god of Lagash
Nindub – god of Exorcism
Nindukugga – goddess of Underworld
Ningal – goddess of Moon
Ningilin – god of Magic, Snakes, Rodents, Pests
Ningirida – goddess of Protective Deity of Enegir
Ningishzida – god of Vegetation, Underworld
Ninhursaga – goddess of Earth, Animals, Wildlife, Birth, Fertility
Ninkarnunna – god of Barbers
Ninkasi – goddess of Fulfilling Wishes, Beer, Wine
Ninkurra – god of Artisans
Ninkurru – goddess of Land, Artisans, Sculptors
Ninlil – goddess of Grain, Air, Healing
Ninsar – goddess of Plants
Ninshubur – goddess, attendant to and minister of Inanna
Ninsikila – god or goddess of Purity
Ninsun – goddess of Wild Cows
Ninsutu – goddess of Healing
Ninti – goddess of Calendars
Nintul – god of Protection of Magan
Ninurta – god of Law, Scribal Arts, Writing, War, Healing, Hunting, Farming
Numushda – god of Flooding
Nunbarshegunu – goddess of Flood, Justice, Grain, Scribal Arts, Writing, Accounting, Surveying, Wisdom
Nuska – god of Fire, Light, Protection Against Demons, Sukkal or Vizier to Enlil
Pasag – goddess of Travelers
Sadarnunna – goddess of Decision Making
Sarra Itu – goddess of Fertility
Shala – goddess of Storm, Fertility of Crops
Sharaw – god of Agriculture, Irrigation
Sherah – god of Sun Rays
Sherida – goddess of Sun, Dawn
Sigensigdu – goddess of Birth
Sulpae – god of Wildlife, Fertility, Sky. Also god of Feasts and Good Times
Sulsaga – goddess of Sky
Sul-utula – god of Protection, Personal Luck
Uddagubba – god of Messenger For Enlil
Uttu – goddess of Plants, Weaving, Earth
Utu – god of Sun, Justice
Zangara – god of Dreams
Ziku – goddess of Primordial Essence and Spirit In All Things
References
There are multiple resources that provide information on the specific deities and their correlating attributes and names. The information used on this page was obtained from the following list of resources.
- Arthur Cotterell, Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology (Oxford University Press, 1997)
- Faculty of Oriental Studies, The ETCSL Project (The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, 2006)
- Matt Clayton, Sumerian Mythology: Captivating Myths Of Gods, Goddesses, And Legendary Creatures of Ancient Sumer and Their Importance To The Sumerians (Captivating History, 2019)
- Samuel Noah Kramer, Sumerian Mythology: A Study of Spiritual And Literary Achievement in the Third Millenium B.C. (General Press, 2021)
- Samuel Noah Kramer, The Sumerians Their History, Culture, and Character (The University of Chicago Press, 1963)