Igigi
/ɪˈɡɪɡi/noun
A collective name for a group of deities in ancient Mesopotamian, especially Akkadian, mythology.
Did you know?Although modern ancient-astronaut theories portray the Igigi as extraterrestrials, Mesopotamian texts describe them as gods, and the name’s original etymology remains uncertain.
Etymological Timeline
Early 2nd Millennium BCE
Akkadian
Igigū
“A collective designation for a class or group of gods in Akkadian mythological texts.”
Old Babylonian Period
Akkadian
Igigū
“Divine beings appearing in mythological narratives alongside other major groups of Mesopotamian gods.”
1st Millennium BCE
Akkadian
Igigū
“A traditional name for a group of deities preserved in later Babylonian religious and literary texts.”
19th–20th Century
Assyriology
Igigi
“Scholarly transliteration of the Akkadian divine collective name.”
Modern English
English
Igigi
“A proper name used in translations of Mesopotamian literature and in modern occult and ancient-astronaut writing.”