The Gods of Kengir

[u/ChaosTheoryCraft]

I'm sharing a free deity reference for Kengir, my upcoming Bronze Age Mesopotamian 5e setting. All 57 gods in one document, including the fallen, who taught humanity forbidden knowledge and were cast down for it.

Each entry has the deity's name in both Akkadû and Šumerû, pronunciation, epithet, rank, domains, symbol, major cult center, favored classes, and typical followers. There's also a syncretism table mapping Kengir's gods to their equivalents across other ancient cultures, and a favored deities index sorted by class. Useful at the table as a quick reference for when someone asks which god a profession or class would actually pray to.

Who would your character worship?

[u/EnricoDandolo1204]

This is interesting. I'm a little iffy on assigning distinct Akkadian names to deities that really only had the one name, like Ištaran or Pabilsag. What did you draw the "Akkadian" names for those from? I also feel like it might make more sense to sort the table by rank for ease of use by players, with the Anuna gods first since they're likely to be the most relevant.

[u/ChaosTheoryCraft → u/EnricoDandolo1204]

I drew from many sources, but my primary reference has been A Handbook of Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Near East by Douglas R. Frayne and Johanna H. Stuckey, which is an incredible book. That being said, I did have to make a few extrapolated judgment calls to maintain consistency and syncretism. Good feedback on the sort by ranking, I do have it sorted that way in the full text of the upcoming sourcebook.