Gods 

Mesopotamians were raised to pray every day and dedicate their lives to all the important gods in their city.

There were so many gods that the Babylonians believed in!

Here are 9:

9. Adad God of storms    

8. Marduk  God of thunderstorms    

7. Nergal God of war, death, and destruction                       

6. Tiamat  Mother to the gods

5. Ea  God of wisdom

4. Shamash  God of the divine justice and the sun

3. Apsu God of freshwater

2. Nabu God of writing and wisdom

1. Ishtar Goddess of love and procreation (EK)

Religious Practices

The people in mesopotamia were Polytheistic which means they believed in more than one god.

They were always expected to worship all of the gods and work all day for them. If they didn't they thought the gods would punish them and give them rain and storms. They also thought they would send down dangerous things to punish them.

Some people would say that they were half god or part god. One of these people was called gilgamesh.

They had all the same “powers” as gods, but they were mortal. But of course this was a lie. The “part gods” did not have any powers.  (EK)