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Manu the Great was a Chaldean god who "presided over fate".^[1]

Manu the Great is unrelated to and should not be confused with the Hindu progenitor of mankind, Manu nor any of his manifestations.

He is referred to as one of the dii minores, or minor deities, of ancient Chaldea by Lenormant in his 1875 work, Chaldean Magic:

Popular worship only gave them a distinct existence, and, in the general and scientific system of religion, they were considered as diverse forms of the same divinity. But some of the dii minores have a right to be considered distinct personages, as they perform functions of a certain importance.^[2]

Henry George Tomkins, an Exeter clergyman and member of the Royal Archaeological Society, saw Manu as a possible link to the "sons of Anak", mentioned in the Old Testament:

Prof. Sayce tells me he has found "Akhamanu" in a contract tablet of the reign of Zabum before the time of Abraham ; and among the kings of a contemporary dynasty with that of Khammurabi, the fifth out of eleven is Shusshi ששי which is equivalent to "Sheshai" (Josh. 15. 13, 14) in the paper referred to in note 11 above, I suggested that the second element in Akhi-man might be "Manu the Great" of the Babylonians, the god of fate^[3]

He is also listed in Gustav Davidson's A Dictionary of Angels.^[1] Both Tomkins and Davidson cite only Lenormant for their reference to Manu the Great.

References

^ ^a ^b Davidson, Gustav (1971). A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Angels. New York: The Free Press. p. 183.
^ Lenormant, François (1875). Chaldean Magic: Its Origin and Development. Paris. p. 120. ISBN 9781564594686.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Tomkins, Henry George (1897). Abraham and His Age. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. pp. 247. Tomkins mentions he discussed Manu in a paper titled "Biblical Proper Names," delivered January 26, 1882. Published in Transactions of the Victoria Institute.

[Davidson-1] Davidson, Gustav (1971). A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Angels. New York: The Free Press. p. 183.

[Lenormant-2] Lenormant, François (1875). Chaldean Magic: Its Origin and Development. Paris. p. 120. ISBN 9781564594686.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[Tomkins-3] Tomkins, Henry George (1897). Abraham and His Age. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. pp. 247. Tomkins mentions he discussed Manu in a paper titled "Biblical Proper Names," delivered January 26, 1882. Published in Transactions of the Victoria Institute.

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+{{short description|Chaldean god who "presided over fate"}}
-{{Mesopotamian myth (50)}}
+{{Mesopotamian myth|expanded=3}}
-'''Manu the Great''' was a [[Chaldea]]n god who presided over [[Destiny|fate]].
+'''Manu the Great''' was a [[Chaldea]]n god who "presided over [[Destiny|fate]]".<ref name="Davidson">{{cite book | title=A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Angels| last=Davidson| first=Gustav| authorlink=Gustav Davidson| year=1971| pages=183| publisher=The Free Press| location=New York}}</ref>
+Manu the Great is unrelated to and should not be confused with the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] progenitor of mankind, [[Manu (Hinduism)|Manu]] nor any of his manifestations.
 He is referred to as one of the ''dii minores'', or minor deities, of ancient Chaldea by [[François Lenormant|Lenormant]] in his 1875 work, ''Chaldean Magic'':
-{{quotation|Popular worship only gave them a distinct existence, and, in the general and scientific system of religion, they were considered as diverse forms of the same divinity. But some of the ''dii minores'' have a right to be considered distinct personages, as they perform functions of a certain importance.<ref name="Lenormant">{{cite book | title=Chaldean Magic: Its Origin and Development| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=P_66HbZOPK4C| last=Lenormant| first=François| authorlink=François Lenormant| year=1875| pages=120| location=Paris}}</ref>}}
+{{quotation|Popular worship only gave them a distinct existence, and, in the general and scientific system of religion, they were considered as diverse forms of the same divinity. But some of the ''dii minores'' have a right to be considered distinct personages, as they perform functions of a certain importance.<ref name="Lenormant">{{cite book | title=Chaldean Magic: Its Origin and Development| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P_66HbZOPK4C| last=Lenormant| first=François| authorlink=François Lenormant| year=1875| pages=120| location=Paris| isbn=9781564594686 }}</ref>}}
-Henry George Tomkins, an [[Exeter]] clergyman and member of the [[Royal Archaeological Institute|Royal Archæological Society]], saw Manu as a possible link to the "sons of [[Anak]]", mentioned in the [[Old Testament]]:
+Henry George Tomkins, an [[Exeter]] clergyman and member of the [[Royal Archaeological Institute|Royal Archaeological Society]], saw Manu as a possible link to the "sons of [[Anak]]", mentioned in the [[Old Testament]]:
-{{quotation|<!-- Punctuation as published -->Prof. Sayce tells me he has found "Akhamanu" in a contract tablet of the reign of Zabum before the time of Abraham ; and among the kings of a contemporary dynasty with that of Khammurabi, the fifth out of eleven is Shusshi '''ששי''' which is equivalent to "Sheshai" (Josh. 15. 13, 14) in the paper referred to in note 11 above, I suggested that the second element in Akhi-man might be "Manu the Great" of the Babylonians, the god of fate<ref name="Tomkins">{{cite book | title=Abraham and His Age| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=I-V-1DcdS_wC| last=Tomkins| first=Henry George| year=1897| pages=247| publisher=Eyre and Spottiswoode| location=London}} Tomkins mentions he discussed Manu in a paper titled "Biblical Proper Names," delivered  January 26, 1882 and published in ''Transactions of the Victoria Institute''.</ref>}}
+{{quotation|<!-- Punctuation as published -->Prof. Sayce tells me he has found "Akhamanu" in a contract tablet of the reign of Zabum before the time of [[Abraham]] ; and among the kings of a contemporary dynasty with that of Khammurabi, the fifth out of eleven is Shusshi '''ששי''' which is equivalent to "Sheshai" (Josh. 15. 13, 14) in the paper referred to in note 11 above, I suggested that the second element in Akhi-man might be "Manu the Great" of the Babylonians, the god of fate<ref name="Tomkins">{{cite book | title=Abraham and His Age| url=https://archive.org/details/abrahamhisage00tomk| last=Tomkins| first=Henry George| year=1897| pages=[https://archive.org/details/abrahamhisage00tomk/page/247 247]| publisher=Eyre and Spottiswoode| location=London}} Tomkins mentions he discussed Manu in a paper titled "Biblical Proper Names," delivered  January 26, 1882. Published in ''Transactions of the Victoria Institute''.</ref>}}
-He is also listed in [[Gustav Davidson]]'s ''A Dictionary of Angels''.<ref name="Davidson">{{cite book | title=A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Angels| last=Davidson| first=Gustav| authorlink=Gustav Davidson| year=1971| pages=183| publisher=The Free Press| location=New York}}</ref> Both Tomkins and Davidson cite only Lenormant for their reference to Manu the Great.
+He is also listed in [[Gustav Davidson]]'s ''A Dictionary of Angels''.<ref name="Davidson"></ref> Both Tomkins and Davidson cite only Lenormant for their reference to Manu the Great.
-Manu the Great is unrelated to and should not be confused with the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] progenitor of mankind, [[Manu (Hinduism)|Manu]] nor any of his manifestations.
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Chaldea]]
+[[Category:Mesopotamian gods]]