Major Goddesses

Burney Relief - Queen of the Night

Inanna (Ishtar)

Goddess of Love and War

The most prominent goddess, associated with Venus. Her main cult center was at Uruk.

Old Babylonian plaque of Ishtar

Ereshkigal

Queen of the Underworld

Ruler of Irkalla, the land of the dead. Sister of Inanna.

Inanna Temple relief from Nippur

Ninhursag

Mother Goddess

Goddess of fertility, mountains, and nurturing. Helped create humans in some myths.

Tiamat as the dragon in Enuma Elish

Tiamat

Primordial Goddess of the Sea

The salt water ocean personified. Defeated by Marduk in the Enuma Elish.

Enlil and Ninlil mural

Ninlil

Goddess of the Air

Wife of Enlil and queen of the gods. Associated with the wind and the open fields.

Sumerian cosmogonic myth tablet

Gula

Goddess of Healing

Patron of medicine and physicians. Known as "The Great Healer."