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title: Enki
description: Enki, the Sumerian god of the underworld
author:
  name: Graciela Paula Caldeiro
  url: http://graciela-caldeiro.idoneos.com
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source: en/enki/index.md
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<h2 id="enki">Enki</h2>

Enki is one of the principal Mesopotamian deities and occupies the third place within the cosmic triad, preceded by [Anum](/en/anum/#editar) and [Enlil](/en/enlil/).

Enki is the lord of the subterranean earth. Among the Babylonians he was regarded as the protective god of incantations and also as the god of wisdom, who knew how to create mankind in order to free the gods from the necessity of labor.