Ilawela (formerly variously transcribed as Geshtu-(E), Geshtu, Gestu, or We-ila)Dalley, Stephanie (2000) Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others, revised edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 4 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:
See also Igigi, lesser gods who rebelled against Enlil and led the Anunnaki to create humankind Qingu
References
Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002