![]() The religion in Sumerian culture started in 3500- 2000 BCE. Sumerians believed that the earth was created from the sea. The sea made the Gods which had human like features. They had special Ziggurats that the Gods stayed in and only the Gods could enter. Gods where really important, but the most important were Enki (god of water), Ki (god of earth), Enlil (god of air), and An (god of heaven). It was said that the Gods made the people out of clay with an stylus.
The God Enlil was the most powerful, because he held the 'Tablet of Destiny' and he wore a crown of horns. Enki was known as the God plant life and was responsible for plants growing. Nanna this God was known as the 'sin' god and her physical appearance was the moon. Inanna was the god of love and war her appearance was a star with 8 points. Anu also known as An was the god of heaven and all the kings and she was never seen so it really didn't have an appearance. Most of the gods had physical appearance and sometime the appearances could be good but most were bad. The Sumers believed in genes, demons, and evil spirits. Sumerians believed the earth floated on the earth of fresh water and it was bound to sink. Enlil was so powerful that the other Gods couldn't even like at him and see him. This mythology was known to have stole many ideas from other civilizations. http://i-cias.com/e.o/sumer.religion.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwxO7-3JIYY http://www.ducksters.com/history/mesopotamia/religion_gods.php http://www.sarissa.org/sumer/sumer_rel.php |