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ENKI

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Near Eastern Mythology

Pronounced: EN-kee   [key]

Derived from Sumerian en-ki "lord of the earth" (though maybe originally from en-kur "lord of the underworld"). Enki, called Ea by the Babylonians, was the Sumerian god of water and wisdom and the keeper of the me, the divine laws.
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