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Anshar

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…

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Associations with other deities

Erich EbelingBMEnlilShuruppakAssyriology
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Mythology

LahmuLahamuApsuTiamatEa
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Name and character

CuneiformSumerianKisharHorizonGod lists
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Neo-Assyrian AkkadianMesopotamian godKing of the godsAnuLogographic
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Offspring
Anu
Other names
Anshargal
Parents
Lahmu and Lahamu
Spouse
Kishar

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Anshar

Nodes79
Edges78
Triples118
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025316
Components1

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Anshar

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related to Enūma Eliš · 30
Anshar → After, AN, Anshar's, Anu, Apsu's, As, Asalluhi, Ashur, Assur, Assyrian, Ea, Enūma Eliš, He, His, However, In, Kakka, Kishar, Lahamu, Lahmu
related to Anshar and Anu · 26
Anshar → Akkadian, Alala, An, Antu, Anu, Anu's, Anum, Anšar, Assyriology, BCE, Belili, Enlil, Exaltation, Further, GAL, He, However, In, Ishtar Anshar, Julia Krul
related to Anshar and Ashur · 24
Anshar → Achaemenid, AN, As, Ashur, Ashur's, Assur, Assyria, Assyrian, Babylonian, Enūma Eliš, He, In, It, Marduk, Neo-Assyrian Empire, Neo-Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian Uruk, Paul-Alain Beaulieu, Sargon II, The
related to Associations with other deities · 12
Anshar → Anshar's, BM, Enlil, Enūma Eliš, Erich Ebeling, Gattung, Gudanna, However, Kishar, Shuruppak, The, They
related to Name and character · 11
Anshar → AN, Anshar's, Anshargal, As, Benjamin, Foster, He, It, Kishar, Sumerian, The
related to Other compositions · 11
Anshar → Alla, Asag, Enlil, Enmesharra, Haya, In, Lugaldukuga, Qingu, Rim-Sîn, Such, Sud
Offspring · 1
Anshar → Anu
Other names · 1
Anshar → Anshargal
Parents · 1
Anshar → Lahmu and Lahamu
Spouse · 1
Anshar → Kishar

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anu god ashur enūma eliš kishar marduk name primordial deities assyrian šár regarded uruk worshiped used lahmu lahamu enlil cult

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AnsharOffspringAnu1.00infobox
AnsharOther namesAnshargal1.00infobox
AnsharParentsLahmu and Lahamu1.00infobox
AnsharSpouseKishar1.00infobox
Ansharrelated to Anshar and AnuAnu0.60section
Ansharrelated to Anshar and AnuHe0.60section
Ansharrelated to Anshar and AnuAssyriology0.60section
Ansharrelated to Anshar and AnuThey0.60section
Ansharrelated to Anshar and AnuEnlil0.60section
Ansharrelated to Anshar and AnuAlala0.60section
Ansharrelated to Anshar and AnuBelili0.60section
Ansharrelated to Anshar and AnuAnu's0.60section

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