An

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An is the ancient Mesopotamian sky god and supreme deity of the Sumerian pantheon, often regarded as the divine authority from which other gods derive their power.

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An canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian god
Sumerian deity
sky god
supreme deity
alsoKnownAs Anu
appearsIn Mesopotamian god lists
Sumerian creation myths
Sumerian royal inscriptions
associatedWith constellations
divine decrees
fate
kingship
stars
the highest heaven
culture Mesopotamian
Sumerian
derivesNameFrom Sumerian word "an" meaning "sky" or "heaven"
domain sky
equatedWith Akkadian god Anu
gender male
influenceOn concept of a high god in the region
later Mesopotamian theology
memberOf Mesopotamian pantheon
Sumerian pantheon
parentOf Enlil
Inanna
Nammu in some traditions
various other gods
positionInPantheon chief god
head of the Sumerian pantheon
regardedAs king of the gods
personification of the sky
source of divine authority
residence Uruk in some traditions
heaven
role conferring authority on other gods
granting kingship to human rulers
issuing divine decrees
sphereOfInfluence cosmic authority
heaven
spouse Antu
Ki
Uras
symbol horned crown
starry sky
timePeriodOfWorship 3rd millennium BCE and later
worshipedIn Nippur
Ur
Uruk
ancient Mesopotamia

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Enlil parent An