Anshar
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Anshar is a primordial Mesopotamian deity representing the upper heavens and a key figure in the Babylonian creation myth, often regarded as a progenitor of the gods.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Babylonian deity
ⓘ
Mesopotamian deity ⓘ primordial deity ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Anu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anunnaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Igigi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Enuma Elish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Babylonian mythology ⓘ |
| cosmicDomain | upper heavens ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | personification of the whole heaven ⓘ |
| cosmicRelation | paired with earth (Kishar) ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | progenitor of the gods ⓘ |
| equatedWith | Ashur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
cosmic
ⓘ
heavenly ⓘ primordial ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Kishar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinship | consort of Kishar ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Mesopotamian creation traditions ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole | key figure in the Babylonian creation myth ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | “whole heaven” ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Kishar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOf | Anu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesopotamian pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInMyth | predecessor of Anu in divine genealogy ⓘ |
| region | Ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cosmogony
ⓘ
divine genealogy ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedAs | abstract cosmic principle rather than anthropomorphic figure ⓘ |
| role | deity of the upper heavens ⓘ |
| spouse | Kishar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | high god in early cosmic order ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity | cosmic deity ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | ancestor of major gods ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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