Mesopotamian religion

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ancient Near Eastern religion polytheistic religion

Mesopotamian religion was the polytheistic belief system of ancient Mesopotamia, centered on a pantheon of gods like Anu, Enlil, and Ishtar and expressed through temple worship, myths, and rituals that deeply shaped early Near Eastern civilization.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Mesopotamian religion canonical 42
Akkadian religion 7
Mesopotamian mythology 7

Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Near Eastern religion ⓘ
polytheistic religion ⓘ
associatedWith city-state cults ⓘ
temple economy ⓘ
coreMyth Atrahasis ⓘ
Inanna's Descent to the Underworld ⓘ
surface form: Descent of Inanna

Enuma Elish ⓘ
Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ
Erra Epic ⓘ
hasCentralDeity Adad ⓘ
Anu ⓘ
Ashur ⓘ
Dumuzi ⓘ
Enki ⓘ
Enlil ⓘ
Ereshkigal ⓘ
Inanna ⓘ
Inanna ⓘ
surface form: Ishtar

Marduk ⓘ
Nabu ⓘ
Nanna ⓘ
Nergal ⓘ
Ninhursag ⓘ
Shamash ⓘ
Sin ⓘ
Tiamat ⓘ
Utu ⓘ
hasConcept cosmic order ⓘ
divine kingship ⓘ
fate ⓘ
omens ⓘ
personal god ⓘ
underworld ⓘ
hasFestival Akitu ⓘ
surface form: Akitu festival
hasPantheonStructure divine assembly ⓘ
hasRitual animal sacrifice ⓘ
astrological observation ⓘ
divination ⓘ
funerary rites ⓘ
incantation ⓘ
libation ⓘ
hasRitualSpecialist diviner ⓘ
exorcist ⓘ
priest ⓘ
priestess ⓘ
hasScriptureType cuneiform tablet ⓘ
hasSourceType mythological text ⓘ
omen text ⓘ
ritual text ⓘ
royal inscription ⓘ
hasSupremeDeityRole sky god ⓘ
storm god ⓘ
influenced Canaanite religion ⓘ
Anatolian paganism ⓘ
surface form: Hittite religion

ancient Israelite religion ⓘ
languageOfPractice Akkadian ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ
practicedIn Akkad ⓘ
Assyria ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form: Babylonia

Mesopotamia ⓘ
Sumer ⓘ
timePeriod 4th millennium BCE to 1st millennium BCE ⓘ
worldviewFeature gods control natural forces ⓘ
humans serve the gods ⓘ
worshipPlace temple ⓘ
ziggurat ⓘ

Referenced by (72)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haran → associatedReligion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Mesopotamian deity Tammuz → religion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
subject surface form: Tammuz
Etemenanki ziggurat → religion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
subject surface form: Etemenanki
Sippar → religion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Nabopolassar → religion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
King of the Universe → religiousContext → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Utnapishtim → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesopotamian mythology
Shamash → worshippedIn → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian religion
Nergal → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Allat → influencedBy → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Sin → religion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Tammuz → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Tammuz → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian religion
Ereshkigal → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Ereshkigal → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian religion
Ereshkigal → pantheon → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesopotamian pantheon
Ekur → partOf → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Enlil cult
Kassite period → hasReligion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesopotamian polytheism
Nuska → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Nuska → pantheon → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian pantheon
Lord of Babylon → religion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Ea → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesopotamian mythology
Ea → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian mythology
Ea → memberOf → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesopotamian pantheon
Sarpanit → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
mushhushshu dragon → religion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
subject surface form: Mushhushshu
mushhushshu dragon → mythologicalTradition → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
subject surface form: Mushhushshu
this entity surface form: Akkadian mythology
Akitu → religion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Sumerian religion → influenced → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian religion
Utu → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Nanna → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Roman Venus (partially) → hasComparativeContext → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Enki → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Enki → memberOf → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesopotamian pantheon
Enki → influenceOn → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian religion
Ninlil → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Ninlil → memberOf → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesopotamian pantheon
Naram-Sin of Akkad → religion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Code of Lipit-Ishtar → religiousContext → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesopotamian polytheism
Ki → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesopotamian mythology
Namtar → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Namtar → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian religion
Anunnaki → partOf → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian mythology
Anunnaki → partOf → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mesopotamian mythology
Sud → religion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Ishkur → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Ishkur → pantheon → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian pantheon
Siduri → religion → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
Humbaba → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian mythology
Ninsun → culture → Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Akkadian mythology