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Sumerian god of the heavens; supreme creator god and father of the Mesopotamian pantheon of gods. A primeval deity who, with the primordial earth goddess Ki, created the cosmos. This primordial pair bore a son, Enlil, who subsequently separated his parents into the earth and heaven, placing himself between them as the sky. There is another story of creation for Sumerian people, and is found on the ancient creation stories pages for this region.

Heaven-god of Mesopotamia, the Babylonian-Akkadian version of the supreme god of the Sumerians. With the god Enlil and Ea, he formed the supreme triad of Babylonian-Akkadian religion. He was regarded as the father and king of the gods. His consort was the goddess Antu.

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