Anshar

Short description: Babylonian deity

Anshar

Parents| Lahamu and Lahmu
Consort| sister Kishar

Anshar, also spelled Anšar (Sumerian: 𒀭𒊹 AN.ŠAR₂,[1] Neo-Assyrian: 17px,[2] meaning "whole heaven"), was a primordial god in the Babylonian creation myth Enūma Eliš. His consort is Kishar which means "Whole Earth".[3] They were the children of Lahamu and Lahmu and the grandchildren of Tiamat and Apsû. They, in turn, are the parents of Anu, the god of heaven, lord of constellations, king of gods, spirits and demons.[4]

During the Neo-Assyrian period, Anshar was often equated with Ashur, the patron deity and namesake of the Assyrian Empire. Anshar might be related to the Amazigh Deity Anzar(ⴰⵏⵥⴰⵕ), the sky and rain god in Morocco.

## References

1. ↑ "Sumerian dictionary". http://oracc.iaas.upenn.edu/epsd2/cbd/sux/A.html.
2. ↑ For example in the Rassam cylinder of Ashurbanipal
3. ↑ Sasson, Jack M. (1995). Civilizations of the ancient Near East (Volume 3 ed.). Scribner. p. 1830. ISBN 978-0684192796. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780684192796/page/1830.
4. ↑ Luzacs Semitic Text and Translation Series (Vol. XII ed.). http://www.etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/14907.pdf.

## External links

* Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses: Anšar and Kišar (god and goddess)

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