Anshar

Anshar
Primordial god
Other namesAnshargal[1]
Genealogy
ParentsTiamat and Abzu
SpouseKishar
OffspringAnu

Anshar ( 𒀭𒊹 AN.ŠAR₂, Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀭𒊹, lit.'whole sky') was a Mesopotamian god regarded as a primordial king of the gods. He was not actively worshiped. He was regarded as the father of Anu. In the first millennium BCE his name came to be used as a logographic representation of the head god in the Assyrian state pantheon, Ashur. He is attested in a number of god lists, such as An = Anum, and in literary compositions, including the Enūma Eliš.

  1. ^ Lambert 2013, p. 448.