Igigi
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The Igigi are a group of lesser Mesopotamian deities, often depicted as younger gods who served the higher-ranking Anunnaki in ancient Near Eastern mythology.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian deities
ⓘ
group of deities ⓘ mythological beings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anunnaki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
heaven ⓘ sky ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Akkadian-language tablets
ⓘ
Babylonian ritual and mythological texts ⓘ cuneiform texts ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Near Eastern gods
ⓘ
Mesopotamian gods ⓘ mythological groups ⓘ |
| collectiveNature | divine assembly ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Anunnaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | help maintain order of the cosmos ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation | heavenly realm ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | participants in the divine council ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Near Eastern culture ⓘ |
| describedAs |
lesser gods
ⓘ
younger gods ⓘ |
| etymologyStatus | etymology debated among scholars ⓘ |
| function |
attendants of higher gods
ⓘ
performers of labor for great gods ⓘ |
| hierarchicalStatus | subordinate to the Anunnaki ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Akkadian myths
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assyrian myths ⓘ Atrahasis epic NERFINISHED ⓘ Babylonian myths ⓘ Enuma Elish tradition ⓘ |
| mythology | Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ |
| numberCharacteristic | often portrayed as numerous ⓘ |
| perceivedPowerLevel | less powerful than major gods ⓘ |
| relationshipToHumans | rarely central as individual deities in cult ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | polytheistic pantheon ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | part of the structure of the Mesopotamian pantheon ⓘ |
| role |
divine workers
ⓘ
servants of the Anunnaki ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterpretation |
sometimes contrasted with chthonic Anunnaki
ⓘ
sometimes interpreted as celestial gods ⓘ |
| textualRole | collective actors in creation and labor myths ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd–1st millennium BCE Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| typeOfGroup | collective divine class ⓘ |
| widerRegion | Ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType | collective rather than individual ⓘ |
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