Geshtu-E

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title: "Geshtu-E" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mesopotamian-gods", "killed-deities", "knowledge-gods"] description: "Mesopotamian god" topic_path: "general/mesopotamian-gods" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geshtu-E" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mesopotamian god ::

Ilawela (formerly variously transcribed as Geshtu-(E), Geshtu, Gestu, or We-ila) is, in Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, a minor god of intelligence. In the Atra-Hasis Epic he was sacrificed by the great gods and his blood was used in the creation of mankind:

::quote mixed clay]] With his flesh and blood. They heard the drumbeat forever after. A ghost came into existence from the god’s flesh, And she (Nintu) proclaimed it as his living sign. The ghost existed so as not to forget (the slain god). […] You have slaughtered a god together with his intelligence. I have relieved you of your hard work. I have imposed your load on man. ::

References

• Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002

References

1. Dalley, Stephanie (2000) ''Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others'', revised edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 4
2. "The Atrahasis Epic: The Great Flood & the Meaning of Suffering".
3. Dalley, Stephanie (2000) ''Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others'', revised edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 15–16

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