In the Akkadian Epic of Atrahasis, the Anunnaki, as higher gods, live in heavenly palaces while lower gods, the Igigi, perform earthly tasks.
After the Igigi rebel, the Anunnaki and Mami create humans from clay mixed with divine blood to relieve the gods’ labor, paralleling Genesis’s creation of humans from clay and divine breath.
Wallis references the Book of Enoch and Sumerian stories, where advanced non-human entities, such as the Watchers and Igigi, are depicted as catalysts for human civilization.
In it, the gods make humans to do the work of the Igigi gods.
The Igigi carry the gods’ workload for 3,600 years before humans are made.
These ferocious Beings were a horrendous addition to the Anunnaki force, and as can be seen on various Ancient Paintings, they were engaged in many conflict situations with their Allies, the 'Igigi'.
Site captions on Zimbabwe rock-art panels (Diana’s Vow / Lake Chivero) identify figures as Nephilim giants, Igigi, Afro-Atlanteans, Lemurian Race, and Anunnaki DNA / “Slave Race.” Those are site interpretive captions on the paleo-contact trail I explore here.
The Igigi were another group of divine beings, often referred to as "the younger gods." They were also considered to be offspring of Anu, and their main function was to serve the Anunnaki.
The Igigi were often associated with celestial and heavenly duties, such as maintaining the physical and divine order of the cosmos, including the movements of celestial bodies.
The relationship between the Anunnaki and the Igigi was one of hierarchy, with the Anunnaki considered superior and the Igigi as their labor force.
The Igigi were tasked with various responsibilities, including working on the Anunnaki's divine projects, such as building and maintaining the infrastructure of the cosmos.
Made the Igigi bear the workload.The gods had to dig out canals,Had to clear channels, the lifelines of the land,The Igigi had to dig out canals,Had to clear channels, the lifelines of the land.The gods dug out the Tigris river (bed)They were counting the years of loads.For 3,6oo years they bore the excess,Hard work, night and day.They groaned and blamed each other,Grumbled over the masses of excavated soil:'Let us confront our [ ] the chamberlain,And get him to relieve us of our hard work!
The Igigi were often associated with the tasks of serving the Anunnaki, and they were considered to be the heavenly counterparts to the terrestrial beings.
The Igigi are mentioned in several ancient Mesopotamian texts, including the Atrahasis Epic and the Babylonian creation myth Enuma Elish.
The Atrahasis Epic, for instance, tells the story of how the Igigi rebelled against their heavy workload and refused to continue serving the higher gods.
300 Igigi of heaven and 600 of the Apsû, all of them, had assembled.
Who distributed the heavenly stations between Igigi and Anunnaki
Marduk, who created the Igigi gods,
He (Ellil) was furious (with the Igigi,]'We, the great Anunna, all of us,Agreed together on [a plan].Anu and [Adad] were to guard [above],I was to guard the earth [below].
The warrior Ellil spotted the boatAnd was furious with the Igigi.'We, the great Anunna, all of us,Agreed together on an oath!No form of life should have escaped!
In order to genetically engineer the humans, " one god[igigi] should be slaughtered"
The Igigi response:
After that, it seems like they made new tools for the humans to take over the work of the Igigi:
The Ancient Astronaut hypothesis proposes that a group called the Igigi, similar to the Anunnaki, orbited Earth as intermediaries between our planet and Nibiru, the Anunnaki's home.
People never met the Igigi; texts mention them but imply they were too high up to care about humans.
Eventually, the Igigi rebelled against the Anunnaki, forcing the Anunnaki to find a new labor source.
Nephilim (Atlantis survivors in Bashar’s trail), sons of judges / rulers / angels / God, Jabbarin, Gibborim, and Igigi sit on the offspring shelf.
In Atrhasis there is a mention of the Igigi who for 3,600 years worked for the Aessir.
The lesser gods, the Igigi, do the digging.
They had their own workforce, the Igigi, but they refused to do the hard work.
Nudimmud begot Marduk, the master of the Igigi."