Anunnaki

American  

[ah-noon-nah-kee] / ɑˈnʊn nɑ ki /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. various unnamed Sumerian deities who constituted the divine assembly presided over by An and Enlil and of whom seven were judges in the afterworld.

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Example Sentences

The Anunnaki gods carried torches of fire, scorching the country with brilliant flashes.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2019

Then wept the gods with her over the Anunnaki, In lamentation sat the gods, their lips hard pressed together.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert

If Ashur is the king of Igigi and Anunnaki, Nin-ib is the hero of the heavenly and earthly spirits.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

After the Anunnaki had finished the construction of E-Sagila, and had completed the making of their shrines, 51.

From The Babylonian Legends of the Creation by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir

At times the Igigi alone are mentioned, but generally the Igigi and Anunnaki appear in combination.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris