Enki
[ en-kee ]
/ ˈɛn ki /
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noun
a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
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Example sentences from the Web for Enki
The god Enki issued oracles, and the god Nindub, the supreme priest of Eridu, brought incense.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery|L.W. King and H.R. HallIn one of the earliest inscriptions in Sumerian he is mentioned with Anna and Enki, the gods of heaven and the abyss.