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This article is from the Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ, by Christopher B. Siren cbsiren@hopper.unh.edu with numerous contributions by others.

02 So these guys were just like the Sumerian Deities right? (Assyro-Babylonian Mythology)

Well some of them were mostly like the Sumerian Deities, but as
you might expect, they have their own kinks and differences. In general
the following relationships apply:

       Sumerian name       Babylonian Name
 
       An                  Anu
       Ki/Ninhursag        Aruru, Mammi
       Enlil               Ellil
       Enki                Ea
       Nanna               Sin
       Inanna              Ishtar
       Utu                 Shamash
       Ninlil              Mullitu, Mylitta

This is not a cut and dry relation. Sumerian and Babylonian names
appear in the same Babylonian document, sometimes referring to the same
entity. In addition, there are numerous local variations of these
deities names which, in the next section, such 'optional' names appear
in parentheses after the more prevalent name.

 

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