ANUNNAKI

BELETSERI

Real Name: Gestinanna (Her Sumerian name, Beletseri was the name she was known as in Babylon)
Occupation: Goddess of destiny and scribes, patron deity of writers
Legal Status: Citizen of Allatum
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Beletseri except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Belit-Seri, Belili (Assyrian), Belet-Seri (Babylonian), Bagvart (Urartian)
Place of Birth: possibly Nippur (Now part of Iraq)
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Ninurta (father), Gatumdug (mother), Dumuzi (brother), Ninsun (sister), Ningishida (husband), Gilgamesh (nephew, deceased),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Allatum
First Appearance: God of the Dead #3
History: Beletseri is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings known as the Anunnaki who were worshipped as gods by the ancient Mesopotamians. As goddess of writing, she recorded the fates and deeds of mortal man for Eriskegal, the goddess of the dead.  She is also the wife of Ningishida, the ferryman of the Mesopotamian underworld. They played host to the Olympian god Hades in one of his visits to Allatum to return one of its escaped demons. 

Height: 5 '11"
Weight: 345 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Beletseri possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Beletseri possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. Her full mystical powers are unknown, but it is believed she has extraordinary clairvoyant power.

DAMKINA

Real Name: Damkina
Occupation: Goddess of plants
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Dilmun
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Damkina except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Daauke, Dam-Ki, Damke, Damku, Damgalnunna (Akkadian), Ninki (Assyrian), Tapkina (Hittite)
Place of Birth: possibly Uruk in Ancient Sumeria (now part of Iraq) 
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Anshar (father), Kishar (mother), Anu (brother), Ea (brother/husband), Mami, Eriskegal (possible sisters), Marduk (son)
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Upshukina
First Appearance: Damkina has yet to appear in the Marvel or DC Universe
History: Damkina is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings known as the Anunnaki who were worshipped as gods by the ancient Mesopotamians. Worshipped as a goddess of plants, she was best known as the wife of Ea, the sea-god, who dwelled in the underwater realm of Upshukina at the bottom of the Persian Gulf. When he was unfaithful to her, Damkina and Gaea, known as Ninhursag to the Sumerians, cursed him to deteriorate away until he was a corpse, but his daughters gave him the potion that cured him. After her worship on Earth was over, Damkina departed from Earth for Upshukina and became one of the Igigi or Babylonian Gods.

Height: 5 '11"
Weight: 345 lbs.
Eyes: Green
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Damkina possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Damkina possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. She has mystical prowess to control and animate plants, most notably trees, brush and vines to follow her bidding.

GATUMDUG

Real Name: Gatumdug
Occupation: Goddess of the harvest, Tutelary goddess of Lagash,
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Dilmun
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Gatumdug except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Bau, Baba (Babylonian names), Nin-Insinna (Assyrian name), Astabis (Hurrian nam)
Place of Birth: Uruk, Sumeria (now part of Iraq) 
Marital Status: Married
Known RelativesAnu (father), Uras (mother), Ninurta (half-brother/husband), Dumuzi (son), Ninsun, Beletseri (daughters), Ithm, Sheger (brothers), Gilgamesh (grandson)
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Celestial Dilmun
First Appearance
History: Gatumdug is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings known as the Anunnaki who were worshipped as gods by the ancient Mesopotamians. She is the daughter of Anu, Chieftain of the Anunnaki by either Uras, the goddess of barley, or Mami, the goddess of earth. Known as Bau to the Babylonians, she became the wife of Ninurta, the storm-god, and mother of Dumuzi, Beletseri and Ninsun, the dream-goddess, who sired the demigod, Gilgamesh, by Lugabanda, the Ruler of Ur. 

Height: 5 '9"
Weight: 330 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Gatumdug possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Gatumdug possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. She also has undefined mystical healing abilities. 

GIBIL

Real Name: Gibil
Occupation: God of fire
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Dilmun
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Gibil except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Gabil (alternate spelling), Girru, Gerra (Babylonian names) 
Place of Birth: Uruk
Marital Status: Single
Known RelativesAnu (father), Mami (mother), Ea (uncle), Damkina (aunt), Nergal, Kinyras (brothers), Ningal, Zarpandit (sisters), Asherah (step-mother), Anshar (grandfather), Kishar (grandmother),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Celestial Dilmun
First Appearance: Gibil has yet to appear in Marvel or DC Comics.
History: Gibil is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings known as the Anunnaki who were worshipped as gods by the ancient Mesopotamians. Gibil is the son of Anu, Chieftain of the Sumerian gods, and Mami, the earth-goddess. Well-known in Sumeria, he had more followers under the Babylonian Empire and was connected to fire as a source of heat and purification like Atar than as its use in metallurgy as Hephaestus. After the fall of the Babylonian and Assyrian Empires, Gibil retreated from Earth for Celestial Dilmun, the home of the Mesopotamian gods. He has made very rare appearances on Earth since.

Height: 5 '11"
Weight: 345 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Gibil possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Gibil possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. He can also mystically generate flame and heat powerful enough to purify objects and individuals of demonic energies without physical harm.

KINGU

Real Name: Kingugu (original spelling)
Occupation: Warrior, Military Commander,
Legal Status: Citizen of Ancient Sumeria
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Kingu except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: None known
Place of Birth: possibly Mount Kurnugi (now part of modern Turkey)
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Apsu (father, possibly deceased), Gaea (mother, alias Tiamat), Lakhamu, Khumbaba, Kothar, Kurnugi, Mummu, Hasis (brothers), Lakhmu (sister), Anshar (nephew), Kishar (niece), Anu, Ea (great-nephews),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Allatum
First Appearance: War of the Gods #2
History: Kingu is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings known as the Anunnaki who were worshipped as gods by the ancient Mesopotamians. Worshipped among the earliest of the Sumerian gods, Kingu was considered chief of the monster brood of Gaea and commander of her armies sent to free her consort, Apsu, the god of fresh water, taken captive by Ea, the god of the ocean. She provided him with the Tablets of Destiny to defeat Ea, but Marduk obtained the tablets and used them to bind Kingu and his army to the underworld known as Allatum. In recent years, the spells exiling Kingu were weakened and he escaped to Earth, but he was confronted by the Atlantean hero Aquaman and defeated, again exiled back to Allatum.

Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 410 lbs.
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Black in his youth, now White
Strength Level: Kingu possesses superhuman strength enabling him to lift (press) 50 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Kingu possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. He has greater than normal strength and stamina than most of the Anunnaki, but he is no where as powerful now as he was in his youth.  

MAMI 

Real Name: Mami
Occupation: Goddess of earth
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Dilmun
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Mami except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Ninmah, Mah (Babylonian names), Ninmah, Nindum (Assyrian names), Dingirmah (Canaanite), Khipa (Hittite), Khebe (Hurrian), et al.
Place of Birth: Uruk
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Anshar (possible father), Kishar (possible mother), Anu (brother/husband), Ea (brother), Damkina (sister), Kinyras, Nergal, Gibil (sons), Ningal, Zarpandit (daughters), 
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Celestial Dilmun
First Appearance: Mami has yet to appear in Marvel or DC Comics.
History: Mami is a member of the Anunnaki, an extra-dimensional race of beings who were worshipped as gods by the Sumerians. In Sumerian myth, Mami was goddess of earth, and according to myth, she created the first mortals from mud she took from along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. She was taken by Anu as his second wife to sire several of the Sumerian gods. Mami also took over several of the mother-goddess cults in Mesopotamia, including Gaea who was worshipped as Asherah by the Phoenicians and Ninhursag by the Sumerians. After the end of her worship on Earth, Mami departed Earth and became one of the Igigi or Babylonian Gods, but she has visited Earth several times.

Height: 5 '11"
Weight: 345 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black in her youth, sometimes Brown or Blonde
Strength Level: Mami possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Mami possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. She has extensive mystical skills, including the ability to bring life to inanimate statues made of clay, rock or mud, but she is not as powerful as Anu, Ea or rival gods such as Zeus or Odin.  

NABU

Real Name: Nabo
Occupation: God of writing and literature
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Dilmun
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Nabu except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Nebo, Nabug (name variations), Tigranes (Iranian name), Pravuil (Hebrew name) 
Place of Birth: Eridu, Sumer (now part of modern Iraq)
Marital Status: Married
Known RelativesMarduk (father), Zarpandit (mother), Ninlil, Nisaba, Nanshe, Nina (sisters), Tashmetum (wife),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Celestial Dilmun, formerly Borsippa (modern Birs Nimrus, Iraq)
First Appearance: Nabu has yet to appear in the Marvel or DC Universe
History: Nabu is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings known as the Anunnaki who were worshipped as gods by the ancient Mesopotamians. He is the first born son of the god, Marduk, and entrusted with the safe-keeping and protection of the Tablets of Destiny which held the history of the gods. On Earth, he appeared in the form of the archangel Pravuil. He was also guardian of the ship Iddakedu which carried the Anunnaki between Earth and Celestial Dilmun to where they retreated after departing Earth.

Height: 5 '11"
Weight: 415 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Blue
Strength Level: Nabu possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Nabu possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. He also has mystical abilities that have yet to be revealed. 

NINGAL

Real Name: Ningal
Occupation: Goddess of medicine and health 
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Dilmun
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Ningal except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Gula (Babylonian name), Nikkal (Assyrian name), Ama-arhus (Akkadian name), Kamrusepa (Hittite name), Haia (Kassite) 
Place of Birth: possibly Ur in Ancient Sumeria (now part of Iraq)
Marital Status: Married
Known RelativesAnu (father), Mami (mother), Kinyras, Gibil, Nergal (brothers), Zarpandit (sister), Nanna (husband), Aya, Anunit (daughters), Nusku, Isum, Usmu (sons), Anshar (grandfather), Kishar (grandmother),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Celestial Dilmun
First Appearance: Hammer of Thor #35
History: Ningal is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings known as the Anunnaki who were worshipped as gods by the ancient Mesopotamians. She was taken by Nanna, the moon-god, as his wife and sired him several children who also became gods. Taking over the worship rites of the older goddess Kishar in Sumeria, she possibly had more followers in the Babylonian Empire where she was known as Gula, goddess of medicine. However, after the fall of the Assyrian Empire, she retreated from Earth for Celestial Dilmun, the home of the Mesopotamian gods. She recently returned to Earth after mistaking the Asgardian god Thor for her husband Nanna.

Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 325 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Ningal possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Ningal possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. She also has undefined mystical skills to heal injuries and cure illness. 

NINKASI

Real Name: Ninkasi
Occupation: Goddess of wine and drink
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Dilmun
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Ninkasi except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Siduri (Babylonian name)
Place of Birth: Arinna, Bogaskoy (now modern part of modern Turkey) 
Marital Status: possibly Single
Known RelativesHadad (father), Anath (mother), Zintuki (sister), Telepinu (brother), Anu (grandfather), Gaea (grandmother, alias Asherah)
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Celestial Dilmun
First Appearance: Ninkasi has yet to appear in the DC or Marvel Universe.
History: Ninkasi is a member of a race of an extra-dimensional beings known as the Anunnaki who were worshipped as gods by the ancient Mesopotamians. She is the daughter of Hadad, the god of wind, and Anath, goddess of war. When the Tablets of Destiny were stolen by the thunder-bird Anzu, Hadad fought Anzu to retrieve them and was mortally wounded as a result. Zintuki and her sibling nursed Hadad to life and helped him to rescue the stolen tablets. After the end of her worship on Earth, she retreated for Celestial Dilmun. Her recent activities are unrevealed.

Height: 5 '11"
Weight: 345 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Auburn
Strength Level: Ninkasi possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 25 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Ninkasi possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. She has undefined skills to place spells and enchantments on wine and drink.

NINLIL

Real Name: Ningikuda (Early Sumerian, Ninlil is the Late Sumerian version of her name)
Occupation: Goddess of reeds
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Dilmun
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Amaunet except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Millisu/Millitu (Babylonian name), Qadshu (Akkadian name), Mylitta (Phoenician name),
Place of Birth: Uruk, Sumeria (now part of Iraq) 
Marital Status: Separated
Known Relatives: Ea (father), Damkina (mother), Marduk (brother), Nisaba, Nanshe, Nina (sisters), Tashmetum (sister-in-law), Enlil (cousin/husband), Shamash, Nanna (sons),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Celestial Dilmun
First Appearance: Apollo & Artemis Limited Series #12
History: Ninlil is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings known as the Anunnaki who were worshipped as gods by the ancient Mesopotamians. Worshipped as a goddess of reeds, she was raped by the boisterous god Enlil and fled from him into Allatum, the Sumerian underworld. She had two sons named Shamash and Nanna who because of their birth in the underworld were only allowed allowed to visit heaven one at a time. In recent years, Ninlil employed the Olympian gods Apollo and Artemis who she erroneously believed to be the reincarnation of her sons to fetch her the lost Bow of Hadad to restore her sons to life. 

Height: 5 '11"
Weight: 345 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Ninlil possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Ninlil possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. She also has mystical powers over marshes and reeds and an empathic link with certain semi-aquatic animals, notably beavers, frogs, insects and crocodiles.

USMU

Real Name: Usmu
Occupation: Sentry, god of boundaries
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Dilmun
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Usmu except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Isinu (Babylonian name), Izzy (alias)
Place of Birth: possibly Ur in Ancient Sumeria (now part of Iraq) 
Marital Status: Single
Known RelativesNanna (father), Ningal (mother), Kinyras, Gibil, Nergal (uncles), Zarpandit (aunt), Aya, Anunit (sisters), Nusku, Isum (brothers),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Celestial Dilmun
First Appearance: Apollo and Artemis Limited Series #1
History: Usmu is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings known as the Anunnaki who were worshipped as gods by the ancient Mesopotamians. At some point in the past, he was assigned the task of standing guard at the the gates of Celestial Dilmun, the home of the Mesopotamian Gods, but he was also not above leaving his post to carry out tasks for other more powerful gods. In recent years, the goddess Ninlil gave him the task of watching over the Olympian gods Apollo and Artemis searching for the Bow of Hadad although he called himself, Izzy, to conceal his identity and that of Ninlil from them. 

Height: 5 '11"
Weight: 345 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength Level: Usmu possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Usmu possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. He also has extraordinary above-human senses.

ZINTUKI

Real Name: Zintuki 
Occupation: Goddess of food and dinner
Legal Status: Citizen of Celestial Dilmun
Identity: The general populace of Earth is unaware of the existence of Zintuki except as a mythological deity.
Other Aliases: Inara (Hittite name)
Place of Birth: possibly Arinna, Bogaskoy (now modern part of modern Turkey) 
Marital Status: Single
Known RelativesHadad (father), Anath (mother), Enlil, Ninurta, Martu (uncles), Ninkasi (sister), Telepinu (brother),
Group Affiliation: The Gods of Mesopotamia
Base of Operations: Celestial Dilmun
First Appearance: Zintuki has yet to appear in the Marvel or DC Universe
History: Zintuki is a member of an extra-dimensional race of beings known as the Anunnaki who were worshipped as gods by the ancient Mesopotamians. She is the daughter of Hadad, the god of wind, and Anath, goddess of war. When the Tablets of Destiny were stolen by the thunder-bird Anzu, Hadad fought Anzu to retrieve them and was mortally wounded as a result. Zintuki and her siblings nursed Hadad to life and helped him to rescue the stolen tablets. After the end of her worship on Earth, she retreated for the realm of Celestial Dilmun, the home of the Mesopotamian gods.

Height: 5 '7"
Weight: 330 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Strength Level: Zintuki possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) 30 tons under optimal conditions.
Known Superhuman Powers: Zintuki possesses the conventional attributes of the Mesopotamian gods including superhuman strength, endurance, longevity and a resistance to injury. She also has some form of mystical abilities but to what extent is unrevealed.

Last updated: 07/30/13

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