ID: 901002160 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002160	Record Type: Character/Person

	Enki (Sumerian-Akkadian deity)

Note: Mesopotamian god of water and a member of the triad of deities completed by Anu (Sumerian: An) and Enlil. From a local deity worshiped in the city of Eridu, Ea evolved into a major god. Lord of the Earth and presider over the underworld.

Names:

	Enki (Sumerian-Akkadian deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
	Ea (Sumerian-Akkadian deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Ancient Near-Middle Eastern iconography> (P)
		........<Ancient Near-Middle Eastern characters> (P)
		............Enki (Sumerian-Akkadian deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Enlil
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Ancient Near-Middle Eastern iconography, Ancient Near-Middle Eastern characters, Enlil (Assyro-Babylonian deity)) [901002159]

	associated with .... An
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Ancient Near-Middle Eastern iconography, Ancient Near-Middle Eastern characters, An (Mesopotamian deity)) [901002158]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... underworld (doctrinal concept)
	.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Enki (Sumerian-Akkadian deity)
	................Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 88001080

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 88001080
	................ Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)