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Anunnaki

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

From The New Yorker Oct. 7, 2019

In the temple whose high priests are the Anunnaki, 8. nu-éš-bi dim-é-an-na-me-eš469 8.

From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Stephen Langdon

Then from the heaven's horizon rose the dark cloud Raman uttered his thunder, Nabu and Sarru rushed on, Over hill and dale strode the throne-bearers, Adar sent ceaseless streams, floods the Anunnaki brought.

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

All the gods, together with the Igigi and Anunnaki, are gathered around Dibbarra, who addresses them: Listen all of you to my words.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow

The gods, together with the Anunnaki, wept with her.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow

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