| A | B |
| Anu | father of Gods, had temple in Uruk |
| Anunnaki | Gods-judge dead/control destinies |
| Belit-Sheri | scribe/recorder of Gods |
| Dilum | paradise in god world |
| Ea | god of waters & wisdom/creator of mankind |
| Enkido | Gil's friend |
| Enlil | god(earth,wind,spirit) does tasks for Anu |
| Ereshkigal | gueen of Underworld |
| Gilgamesh | king of Uruk,hero of Epic |
| Irkalla | (Ereshkigal), underworld queen |
| Ishtar | goddess of love/fertility/war(Queen of Heaven) |
| Nergal | Ereshkigals's husband/world co-ruler |
| Ninurta | warrior/god of war/wells/irrigation |
| Shamash | sun god/judge/law giver |
| Siduri | winemaker/brewer/lives in garden of son |
| Urshanabi | ferryman of Utnapishtim |
| Uruk | S. Babylonian biblical city/Anu & Ishtar temples |
| Utnapishtim | Ea's friend/survives flood/mortals given eternal life |