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Anunnaki (Akkadian -ki, Sumerian: Anunna, meaning “offspring of Anu”) are a group of entities that were deified by various cultures in Mesopotamia. The Anunnaki are a major study in the Ancient aliens hypothesis.

Children of god
To the ancient Mesopotamians, the eternal primordial god was known as Anu (Sumerian: AN Cuneiform: 𒀭 ). His children were called Anunna. The Akkadians added -ki (meaning “Earth”, or “under”). As with many preceding cultures, the first letter in a culture’s alphabet often represented their supreme god, as seen with the letter aleph (Canaanite: 𐤀, Hebrew: אֱ), or alpha (Greek as in Alpha and Omego). The “offspring of Anu” (Mesopotamian) eventually translated to “Children of El (𐤀𐩴)” in Canaanite culture. The Israelites also adopted El, as God, to become Elohim אֱלֹהִים “sons of God” (ie. Gen 6:4).

Ancient aliens
Author Christian O'Brien has suggested a connection between the biblical Watchers “sons of God” (Gen. 6:4) and the Tuath Dé “tribe of god”. The Tuath Dé are said to be a race of ancient entities who descended to Earth on the sacred hill of Tara in prehistoric Ireland. Interestingly, the Irish legend of Tuath Dé has also been seen as “people of Anu” (As related to Danu, an Irish goddess).

Resources

 * Exopolitics, Anunna
 * Conspiracy, Anunnaki
 * UFO-Alien database, Anunnaki