Antu

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Antu is a Mesopotamian sky and mother goddess, best known as the consort of the supreme god Anu in ancient Sumerian and Akkadian religion.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Antu canonical 2
E-abzu 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian goddess
deity
associatedWith heaven
sky
consortOf Anu
cosmicAssociation heavenly sphere
culture Akkadian religion
Mesopotamian religion
Sumerian religion
gender female
languageAttestedIn Akkadian
Sumerian language
surface form: Sumerian
maritalStatusInMyth married to Anu
mythologicalDomain celestial realm
pantheonPosition consort of the supreme god
parentalRole mother of gods (in some traditions)
partnerRank consort of a chief god
religiousFunction divine consort
primordial mother figure
role mother goddess
sky goddess
spouse Anu
spouseRank wife of the sky god Anu
typeOfDeity mother deity
sky deity
venerationPeriod Bronze Age Mesopotamia
ancient Near Eastern antiquity
worshipRegion Akkad
Mesopotamia
Sumer

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anu spouse Antu
Enki temple Antu
this entity surface form: E-abzu
An spouse Antu