The name Anunnaki is derived from An, the Sumerian god of the sky. The name is variously written " a-nuna", " a-nuna-ke4-ne", or " a-nun-na", meaning "princely offspring" or "offspring of An".
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The Anunnaki are chiefly mentioned in literary texts and very little evidence to support the existence of any cult of them has yet been unearthed. This is likely because each member of the Anunnaki had his or her o… See more

The earliest known usages of the term Anunnaki come from inscriptions written during the reign of Gudea (c. 2144–2124 BC) and the Third Dynasty of Ur. In the earliest texts, the term is applied to the most power… See more

Over a series of published books (starting with Chariots of the Gods? in 1968), pseudoarchaeologist Erich von Däniken claimed that extraterrestrial "ancient astronauts" had visited a prehistoric Earth. Däniken ex… See more