Definition of Igigi

1. Noun. Any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu.

Generic synonyms: Semitic Deity

Lexicographical Neighbors of Igigi

IgA deficiency
IgA nephropathy
IgAs
IgD
IgE
IgG
IgG deficiency
IgGs
IgM
IgM antibody capture ELISA
IgM nephropathy
IgMs
IgX
Igbo
Igbos
Igigi
Iglesias
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Ignace Paderewski
Ignatius
Ignatius bean
Ignatius beans
Ignatius of Loyola
Ignorance
Ignorantine
Igopogo
Igor
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky
Igor Sikorsky

Literary usage of Igigi

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow (1898)
"However that may be, in Babylonian hymns and incantations the igigi and Anunnaki play a very prominent part. Anu is represented as the father of both groups ..."

2. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1904)
"2, 3), we must understand these statements as above, ie, that these kings of the igigi and the Anunnaki are at the same time their fathers, and if so, ..."

3. Bel, the Christ of Ancient Times by Hugo Radau (1903)
"2, 3), we must understand these statements as above, ie, that these kings of the igigi and the Anunnaki are at the same time their fathers, and if so, ..."

4. A Concise Dictionary of the Assyrian Language by William Muss-Arnolt (1905)
"ZA i 7: the it1 sign for igigi has nothing to do with the number 7 ¡das 3& f'"' igigi hat nichts mit der Zahl ..."

5. An Assyrian Manual: For the Use of Beginners in the Study of the Assyrian by David Gordon Lyon (1886)
"syn. of mudu wise, hassu wise, etc., VR 13, 38-42. 7. Sar igigi; Adar is called kardu in IR 27, 6 but not sar igigi. The reading igigi for the id. ..."

6. Tammuz and Ishtar: A Monograph Upon Babylonian Religion and Theology by Stephen Langdon (1914)
"s Even more explicit is her title queen of the igigi, or of the six hundred spirits of heaven, ... The title occurs for both the igigi and the Anunnaki (cf. ..."

7. An Encyclopaedia of Religions by Maurice Arthur Canney (1921)
"igigi. An order of superhuman beings In Babylonian religion. ... The igigi seem to correspond to the Anunnaki (qv); but the former are spirits of heaven, ..."

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