Anunnaki

[ ah-noo n-nah-kee ]

/ ɑˈnʊn nɑ ki /

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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Question 1 of 10

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The Anunnaki, wishing to give an expression of their admiration for Marduk's heroism, decided to build him a shrine or temple.
The Babylonian Legends of the Creation|British Museum
He designates the Igigi as belonging to heaven, the Anunnaki as belonging to the earth.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow
The very insistence with which help is claimed against the Anunnaki shows how much their power was dreaded.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 3 (of 12)|G. Maspero
Thy strong command is proclaimed on earth, and the Anunnaki kiss the ground.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow

The distinction between Anunnaki and the Igigi is not sharply maintained in the religious literature.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow