Enki

Summary

Enki is a water deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 2% of water_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,121 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Among Enki's spouses was Ninhursag^[3].
• A child of Enki was Ningal^[4].
• A child of Enki was Nanshe^[5].
• A child of Enki was Asalluhi^[6].
• A child of Enki was Gibil^[7].
• Enki's religion is recorded as Ancient Mesopotamian religion^[8].
• Enki's image is recorded as Copia de Enki.jpg^[9].
• Enki is recorded as male^[10].
• Enki's instance of is recorded as water deity^[11].
• Enki's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 258712210^[12].
• Enki's GND ID is recorded as 118682091^[13].
• Enki's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2019087958^[14].
• Enki's IdRef ID is recorded as 03078431X^[15].
• Enki's part of is recorded as Inanna and Enki^[16].
• Enki's Commons category is recorded as Enki^[17].
• Enki's said to be the same as is recorded as Ea^[18].
• Enki's said to be the same as is recorded as Pallas^[19].
• Enki's said to be the same as is recorded as Ogmios^[20].
• Enki's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vfk^[21].
• Enki's worshipped by is recorded as Mesopotamian mythology^[22].
• Enki's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1431967^[23].
• Enki's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Enki's described by source is recorded as Myths of the peoples of the world^[25].
• Enki's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Enki's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Personal Life

Enki was married to Ninhursag^[3]. Children include Ningal^[4], a Mesopotamian deity^[28]; Nanshe^[5], a goddess^[29]; Asalluhi^[6], a god^[30]; and Gibil^[7], a fire deity^[31]. His religion is recorded as Ancient Mesopotamian religion^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Enki include Enki Catena^[32], a crater chain^[33].

Why It Matters

Enki ranks in the top 2% of water_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,121 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for him include Enki Catena^[32], a crater chain^[33].

FAQs

Who was Enki married to?

Enki's spouses include Ninhursag^[3].