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Lahmu
Lahmu is an early Babylonian god—with Lahamu, the firstborn of Apsu and Tiamat. He and Lahamu lead the Igigi (the older gods) in recognizing Marduk as their king.
Lahamu
Lahamu is an early Babylonian god—with Lahmu, the firstborn of Apsu and Tiamat. He and Lahmu lead the Igigi (the older gods) in recognizing Marduk as their king.
Kishar
Kishar is the offspring of Apsu and Tiamat. Anshar is her consort.
Anu
Anu is Anshar’s son, and he begets Nudimmud/Ea. Associated with thunderstorms, he gives Marduk the four winds to play with.
Mummu
Mummu is Apsu’s vizier (adviser). He advises Apsu to destroy his and Tiamat’s offspring even after Tiamat angrily rejects this idea. Consequently, Ea lulls Mummu into a daze and vanquishes him.
Damkina
Damkina is the lover of Ea, with whom she lives within the dwelling Apsu, and the bearer of Marduk.
Igigi
In the epic, the Igigi is the collective name used for the gods of the younger generation.
Anukki / Anunnaki
In the epic, Anukki or Anunnaki is often used to refer collectively to the older generation of gods.
Ellil
In the Babylonian pantheon, Ellil is considered to be the head of the younger generation of gods. In Tablet VI, the gods take special care in constructing a shrine for him, as well as for Anu and Ea, but he doesn’t otherwise feature prominently in the Enuma Elish.
Kakka
Kakka is Anshar’s vizier (adviser). Anshar dispatches him to Lahmu and Lahamu to tell them the news of Tiamat’s rejection of her children and Marduk’s readiness for battle.