Igigi


Igigi are the gods of heaven in the mythology of Mesopotamia. Though sometimes synonymous with the term "Anunnaki", in one myth the Igigi were the younger gods who were servants of the Annunaki, until they rebelled and were replaced by the creation of humans.

Etymology

The name has unknown origin. The signs for the names, and one of the options for the etymology of the igigi are i2-gi3-gi3, which are the same signs for 5-1-1 or 5-60-60 5*=600 which are by some traditions All the gods. another option is to try to interpret the words themselves. Igi means in the Sumerian language, and it used as logogram in the Akkadian language, gi stands for. Therefore, Igigi could be translated to.

''Atrahasis''

Akkadian Paradise is described as a garden in the myth of Atrahasis where lower rank deities are put to work digging a watercourse by the more senior deities.
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.