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If you have been studying the ancient astronauts, there are likely a number of terms you have become familiar with: Anunnaki, Nephilim, reptilians. But one word which you may not be as familiar with is “Igigi” (sometimes also spelled “Igigu”). This term doesn’t crop up a whole lot in Sumerian and Babylonian lore, but where...

History | Alien Races | Sumerian Gods & Deities Who Were the Igigi? If you have been studying the ancient astronauts, there are likely a number of terms you have become familiar with: Anunnaki, Nephilim, reptilians. But one word which you may not be as familiar with is “Igigi” (sometimes also spelled “Igigu”). This term doesn’t crop up a whole lot in Sumerian and Babylonian lore, but where it does, it has fascinating implications. <img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-643" src="https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/the-igigi.jpg" alt="the Igigi" width="900" height="450" srcset="https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/the-igigi.jpg 900w, https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/the-igigi-300x150.jpg 300w, https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/the-igigi-768x384.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> Who or What Were the Igigi? Simply put, the Igigi seem to have been a lower rank of gods. They were a servant class which existed before human beings were created. Occasionally, the term is used synonymously with “Anunnaki,” but this seems to be inappropriate. Consider the following passage taken from the myth of Atra-Hasis, an Akkadian creation myth and flood story: When the gods, man-like, Bore the labour, carried the load, The gods’ load was great, The toil grievous, the trouble excessive. The great Anunnaku, the Seven, Were making the Igigu undertake the toil. This passage definitely denotes the Igigi as separate from the Anunnaki, and certainly a lower caste of beings. What is the context of the passage above? The Igigi were being forced to dig a watercourse. They got tired of it, so they revolted against Enlil, one of the head Anunnaki. They burned their tools and surrounded Enlil’s estate. When the Anunnaki realize that the Igigi are not going to give up the strike, they decide it is time for a new solution to their labor problem—and that solution is the creation of human beings. Enki, Enlil, and the Creation of Human Beings <img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-331" src="https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/annunaki-in-the-bible.jpg" alt="Annunaki In The Bible" width="585" height="311" srcset="https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/annunaki-in-the-bible.jpg 585w, https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/annunaki-in-the-bible-300x159.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" /> At this point, if you are not all too familiar with Mesopotamian mythology, you probably have a few questions. Who was Enlil? Why was all this labor needed? Where does humanity fit into the picture? To summarize briefly, the Anunnaki pantheon begins with Anu, the Great Father of the Sky (also “An”). Anu was originally the supreme ruler of the Mesopotamian gods. He did have parents, two primordial gods named Kishar and Anshar, but they do not play into this tale. Anu’s consorts were Ki, the Earth Mother, and Antu, the Great Mother of the Sky. He bore children by both of them. Anu and Ki’s son was Enlil, Lord of the Air and Earth, Guardian of the Tablet of Destinies (for a while). They also had a daughter, Nin-khursag, Lady of the Mountain. Anu and Antu’s son was Enki, Lord of the Earth and Waters, also called “Ea.” This made Enki and Enlil half-brothers. Now you might think that being a god is easy, but apparently maintaining creation takes a lot of work. That or gods are just really lazy. Either way, the Anunnaki didn’t want to do it. So they saddled the lesser gods—the Igigi—with all that toil. After the Igigi went on strike, the pantheon naturally fell into some pretty heated conflict and disarray. In a bid to gain power, Enlil offered to solve the problem if in turn the gods would name him their supreme ruler. At this point, Enki, Enlil’s half-brother, was fast asleep (he must have been quite the heavy sleeper!). Enlil spoke to Enki’s mother Antu, who was able to speak to Enki in his sleep. On Enlil’s suggestion, she told him the following: Oh my son, arise from thy bed, from thy (slumber), work what is wise, Fashion servants for the Gods, may they produce their (bread?). Enki then woke up and had a brilliant idea—implanted in his head of course by Enlil. He was going to create a new race of slaves. <img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-645" src="https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/anunnaki-human-hybrids-1024x428.jpeg" alt="Anunnaki Human Hybrids" width="1024" height="428" srcset="https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/anunnaki-human-hybrids-1024x428.jpeg 1024w, https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/anunnaki-human-hybrids-300x125.jpeg 300w, https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/anunnaki-human-hybrids-768x321.jpeg 768w, https://www.annunaki.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/anunnaki-human-hybrids.jpeg 1581w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /> Gathering clay and mixing it with the blood of the ...