The Oracle of Gilgamesh - Guide

Card #1 – Anu : King of the gods, god of the heavens and sky. Anunnakis are named after him, it means ‘Children of Anu’.

Card #2 – Enki: Lord of Wisdom and Water. Trickster and benefactor of humanity.

Card #3 – Enlil: God of wind, air, storms, and earth. 

Card #4 – Apsu & Tiamat: Primordial water bodies. Apsu is male, freshwater pond; Tiamat is salt-water ocean. They created the Mesopotamian gods. The audio stories tell what happened to them next. 

Card #5 – Adad: Storm God

Card #6 – Inanna: Goddess of love, war, sex, beauty, and political power. She sent his husband to underworld because she was angry once – the audio stories narrate the whole story. 

Card #7 –  Dumuzid: God of shepherds and vegetation. Consort of Inanna

Card #8 – Enkimdu: God of agriculture and irrigation. Dumuzid fought with him and later became friends.

Card #9 – Ereshkigal: Queen of underworld, consort of Nergal, Sister of Inanna.

Card #10 – Geshtinanna: Goddess of wine, vegetation, and dream interpretation. Sister of Dumuzid.

Card #11 – Marduk: King of Gods, possesses tablets (writing instruments( of destiny.

Card #12 – Nanna: Moon God, father of Inanna.

Card #13 – Nergal: God of the underworld, plague, war, and drought. Consort of Ereshkigal.

Card #14 – Ninhursag: Mother goddess, goddess of earth, fertility, and birth. She shaped humans from clay.

Card #15 – Ningal: Moon goddess, wife of Nanna, mother of Inanna.

Card #16 – Ninlil: Goddess of Air and Grain

Card #17 – Ninsun: Goddess of wild cows, wisdom. Mother of Gilgamesh.

Card #18 – Ninurta: God of war, hunting, agriculture, and the south wind

Card #19 – Utnapishtim: Think of him like Noah or Vaivaswata Manu or Moses in Mesopotamian mythology. He was a king who survived the Great Flood and then was made immortal (along with his wife) and exiled to an island where no human is supposed to go. The audio stories tell his lore in detail. 

Card #20 – Enmerker: Son of Sun god Utu. After the great flood, he was given the responsiblity to recreate civilisation. He built the Uruk’s Temple. 

Card #21 – Lugalbanda: Son of Enmerker, father of Gilgamesh. He married Ninsun. 

Card #22 – Gilgamesh: The protagnist of the epic. The Epic of Gilgamesh was written in Cuneiform, 4500 years ago when this king was alive on earth. The epic tells about his legendary journey in search of immrtality. Was he successful ? Listen to my audio stories to know. 

Card #23 – Urshanabi: A boatman who helped Gilgamesh in his adventure. 

Card #24 – Siduri: An empathetic wine-maker who helped Gilgamesh in his adventure. 

Card #25 – Utu: The Sun God. 

Card #26 – Enkidu: Enkidu was created by the gods to compete with Gilgamesh but instead they became friends. Gilgamesh started his journey because of Enkidu, if you want to know more, you have to listen to the audio stories. 

Card #27 – Humbawa: A divine beast created by the gods to protect Cedar forest (a divine forest reserved for the Gods). Gilgamesh and Enkidu fought with him- what was the result of that fight? Check the audio story.