Enki is well-known from the many Mesopotamian myths featuring him but is famous for his role in the myth Atrahasis in which he tells the hero to build an ark to save himself from the Great Flood.

What did Enki look like?

Enki is usually depicted as a bearded man wearing a horned cap and long robes with streams of water running from his shoulders.

How long was Enki worshipped?

Enki is thought to have been worshipped from c. 5400 BCE up through the early common era, His name first appears in written works between 2600-2334 BCE.

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Q: Who is Enki?

Enki (also known as Ea) is the Sumerian god of wisdom, fresh water, intelligence, trickery and mischief, crafts, magic, exorcism, healing, creation, virility, fertility, and art.

Definition

Enki (also known as Ea, Enkig, Nudimmud, Ninsiku, Nissiku) was the Sumerian god of wisdom, fresh water, intelligence, trickery and mischief, crafts, magic, exorcism, healing, creation, virility, fertility, and art. Iconography depicts him as a bearded man wearing a horned cap and long robes as he ascends the Mountain of the Sunrise.

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Timeline

c. 5400 BCE
Shrines to Enki built at the city of Eridu in Mesopotamia.
c. 2600 BCE - 2350 BCE
Enki appears in literature during the Early Dynastic Period IIIa of Mesopotamian History.
2400 BCE
Enki worshipped as Ea by the Akkadians of Mesopotamia; becomes popular throughout the region.

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