Igigi are the mythological figures of heaven in the mythology of Mesopotamia. Though sometimes synonymous with the term "Anunnaki", in one myth the Igigi were the younger beings who were servants of the Annunaki, until they rebelled and were replaced by the creation of humans.[1] They were half human half animals. The workers were semi intelligent, the others not. It is their spirits that modern men call demons, or those who were never human.
The name has unknown origin. It was originally spelt i-gi4-gi4, but was later also written as í-gì-gì. This latter may have been a play on words, as in Sumerian, the combination can be interpreted as numerals adding to 7 (the number of Great Gods), or multiplying to 600 (which in some traditions was the total number of gods).[2]
Atrahasis
Akkadian Paradise is described as a garden in the myth of Atrahasis where lower rank deities (the Igigi) are put to work digging a watercourse by the more senior deities (the Anunnaki).[3]
When the gods, man-like,
Bore the labour, carried the load, The gods' load was great, The toil grievous, the trouble excessive. The great Anunnaku, the Seven,
The Igigi then rebel against the dictatorship of Enlil, setting fire to their tools and surrounding Enlil's great house by night. On hearing that toil on the irrigation channel is the reason for the disquiet, the Anunnaki council decide to create man to carry out agricultural labour.[4]
^Leick, Gwendolyn: A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology (New York: Routledge, 1998), p. 85
^"igigi in §4". from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
^William P. Brown (June 1999). The ethos of the cosmos: the genesis of moral imagination in the Bible. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 140–. ISBN978-0-8028-4539-9. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
^ abMillard, A. R., New Babylonian 'Genesis' Story, p. 8, The Tyndale Biblical Archaeology Lecture, 1966; Tyndale Bulletin 18, 3-18, 1967.
External links
Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses: Igigi/Igigu (a group of gods)
This article relating to a myth or legend from the ancient Middle East is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
igigi, king, akkad, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, decembe. For the king see Igigi of Akkad This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Igigi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Igigi are the mythological figures of heaven in the mythology of Mesopotamia Though sometimes synonymous with the term Anunnaki in one myth the Igigi were the younger beings who were servants of the Annunaki until they rebelled and were replaced by the creation of humans 1 They were half human half animals The workers were semi intelligent the others not It is their spirits that modern men call demons or those who were never human Contents 1 Etymology 2 Atrahasis 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEtymology EditThe name has unknown origin It was originally spelt i gi4 gi4 but was later also written as i gi gi This latter may have been a play on words as in Sumerian the combination can be interpreted as numerals adding to 7 the number of Great Gods or multiplying to 600 which in some traditions was the total number of gods 2 Atrahasis EditAkkadian Paradise is described as a garden in the myth of Atrahasis where lower rank deities the Igigi are put to work digging a watercourse by the more senior deities the Anunnaki 3 When the gods man like Bore the labour carried the load The gods load was great The toil grievous the trouble excessive The great Anunnaku the Seven Were making the Igigu undertake the toil 4 The Igigi then rebel against the dictatorship of Enlil setting fire to their tools and surrounding Enlil s great house by night On hearing that toil on the irrigation channel is the reason for the disquiet the Anunnaki council decide to create man to carry out agricultural labour 4 See also EditAnunnaki GrigoriReferences Edit Leick Gwendolyn A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology New York Routledge 1998 p 85 igigi in 4 Archived from the original on 2016 03 05 Retrieved 2016 03 05 William P Brown June 1999 The ethos of the cosmos the genesis of moral imagination in the Bible Wm B Eerdmans Publishing pp 140 ISBN 978 0 8028 4539 9 Retrieved 17 June 2011 a b Millard A R New Babylonian Genesis Story p 8 The Tyndale Biblical Archaeology Lecture 1966 Tyndale Bulletin 18 3 18 1967 External links EditAncient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses Igigi Igigu a group of gods This article relating to a myth or legend from the ancient Middle East is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Igigi amp oldid 1111234946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
