Anunnaki

The Anunnaki are a tribe of gods central to the ancient religions of Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria.

In order t…

The Tribe of Anunnaki

T Anunnaki were the offspring of An and Ki — major, and very old, Sumerian gods. An ()

According to the oldest Sumerian records, they are the descendents of An and Ki (the sky god and earth goddess, repectively). As the descendants of An, they were literally “An’s Offspring” or An’s Tribe.

All of the most important Sumerian gods formed the central power structure of the Anunnaki. The central, oldest of the Anuna are: Anu, Inanna, Enki, Enlil, Nanna, and later Marduk.

Together, the Sumerian gods form a tribe. share a familial relationship of some form in Mesopotamian myth.

Their name literally means “Offspring of An”. However, not all of the Anunnaki were named, nor did they share in the same importance.

The Name

When we are talking about the meaning of the term “Anunnaki” we have to be specific, as well as be concerned with their origins.

The Akkadian name of this divine clan, Anunnaki, does not appear in textual sources until around the Akkadian Empire (i.e. after c.2300 BCE). Before this, the Sumerians called them the Anuna.

At least, Anuna was one of their many names that have survived (and, knowing humans, we can safely assume a number of slang terms used in speech, that have not survived). In addition to Anuna, we have Anunakene as well.

Anuna (and its variants) is translated to mean something akin to “Princely offspring”, “Royal offspring”, “Seed of Prince’s”, “Projeny of Prince’s”, or “Offspring of princes”. [1]

The prevailing opinion appears to be that one of the spoken variants of Anuna, perhaps Anunakene, in speech sounded like Anunak, wh

The name Anunnaki (the literal name of this ancient people) the word means some variation of “Offspring of An”, “Princely Son’s” [1], …

These beings are entwined deeply with the worldview of a large fraction of ancient people, intrinsic to their understanding of many things from the shaping of the world, …

Contents

• History of the Annunaki Mythology
• The Annaki In The Religions of the World

History of the Anunnaki Mythology

The Anunnaki are the deities of the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. In other words, they have a long recorded history within Mesopotamia and the Greater Near East. (In addition to the above cultureseven the Hittites and Hurrians).

Properly, they can be said to be from Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian religions (including more). However, they share gods, practices, rituals, festivals, and culture with one another, to the point that they are recognizeably phases or …

This nexus of religions called Mesopotamian Religion, are the relatives and ancestors of the Abrahamic Religions too, as many traditions central to the Hebrew Bible are found first in Sumerian Religion.

In some ways each of these religions can be distinct from one another — no wonder considering the religions and mythologies spanned more than three thousand years.

Ancient Sumerian Religion had an impact over a singnificant

is the Akkadian name for …

[Full Article: The Anuna of the Sumerians]

During the Old Babylonian Period () the Igigi were introduced into the texts of the (recorded and discovered) written mythology of Sumerian Religion for the first time.

Thform we would more appropriately refer to it as Babylonian Religion).

It is impossible to know if…

The Anunnaku In Mythology

The Arrival of Marduk

The Anunnaki In The Ancient Religions of the World

Although the Anunnaki do not feature by name in other religions (except perhaps in Celtic Religion), the Anunnaki as beings do.

Notes

1. [In Sumerian, the name of this group of deities is variously written as “da-nun-na”, “da-nun-na-ke4-ne”, or “da-nun-na”, meaning “Princely offspring,” “Royal offspring” or literally “Offspring/Progeny/Seed of Prince’s.”] [1]

Resources

1. Wikipedia Editors. “Anunnaki”. Wikipedia. <>. Accessed 22 Feb 2026.