About this deity
Anšar, in some traditions, was the parent of the supreme sky deity named An.
Also known as
Anshar (normalized)Anšar
Parent belief system
Sumerian Religion · Polytheistic · 7 mythsSumerian religion refers to spiritual beliefs practiced from ca. 4500-1900 BCE in Mesopotamia, or modern-day southern Iraq. Many deities were diffused into other Mesopotamian cultures.
Top myths
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| Enuma Elish | |
| Creation myth | |
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Mythological stories including Anshar
- Enuma Elish Creation myth
Nuthsell
The universe was created according to the Babylonian timeline.
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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Anshar." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 16 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/639. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
OMNIKA (2020, June 16). Anshar. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/639
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Anshar." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 16, 2020. Accessed May 29, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/639.
Bibliography
Black, Jeremy, and Anthony Green. Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary. Illustrations by Tessa Rickards. London, United Kingdom: The British Museum Press, 1992.
