- Abzu/Apsu (god of creation)
- Tiamat (angry goddess of creation; creator of demons)
- An/Anu (god of the sky and is the king of all deities)
- Dumuzi/Tammuz (god of grain and beer; also a shepherd)
- Enki/Ea (bearded god of wisdom and fresh water)
- Enlil/Ellil (god of air and wind)
- Geshtinanna (goddess of grapes and wine; Dumuzi's sister)
- Inanna/Ishtar (goddess of sex, fertility, love, and war)
- Nammu/Tiamat (goddess of primeval oceans)
- Nanna/Sin (god of the moon and inter-stellar space travel)
- Ninhursag/Mami (Nintu/Belet-ili; Aruru {Babyolonian}; mother goddess of)
- Ningirsu/Ninurta (god of war and thunder)
- Utu/Shamash (god of the sun and justice, and administrator of the underworld)
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- Ereshkigal (Queen of the underworld)
- Gulgalanna/Nergal (Ereshkigal's husband)
- Imdugud/Anzu or Zu (Thunderbird, historic only because it eventually merged into the god Ninurta)
- Namtar (messenger of fate)
- Pazuzu (a demon who protects people from plages and evil forces, and chases away deities who intend to hurt the unborn and cause pregnant women to miscarriage)
- Ziusudra/Utnapishtim (Atrahasis {Sumerian}; hero of victims of floods)
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- Creation was triggered by the separation of Abzu and Tiamat
- The planet Earth floats on water
- If deities angered they punish people for their unhappiness
- Natural disasters are a form of this punishment
- Regular worship of deities keeps them happy
- The role of women is to cook, clean, give birth, and raise children (some are permitted to become midwives, or sell home made beer)
- The role of men is to work outside of the home and earn a living to support the family financially
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- Constructing buildings called Ziggurats as an act of worship and for worship activities
- Marriage is arranged by the family
- Husband pours perfume onto the head of his bride to complete the wedding ceremony
- Pregnant women wear an amulet featuring a symbol of Pazuzu to prevent a miscarriage
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