Ki’s Family Tree

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Family

• Anu(spouse),Enlil(child)— Consort

  Enlil was born from the union of An, the sky, and Ki, the earth, emerging to fill the space between his parents as lord of the wind and atmosphere.

  ⚠ Some traditions identify Ki with Ninhursag, but Sumerian cosmogonic texts treat Ki as the primordial earth distinct from the mother goddess.

• Anu(spouse),Asag(child)— Consort · Miraculous

  Asag was born from the union of An (heaven) and Ki (earth), a monstrous offspring of the cosmic pair whose very touch brought fever and pestilence upon the land.

• Nammu(parent),Anu(sibling)— Miraculous

  From Nammu, the boundless primeval sea, emerged An the heaven and Ki the earth — the first separation of the cosmos from undifferentiated waters.