About this deity
Kišar was said to be the parent of the supreme sky deity named An, according to some traditions.
Also known as
Kishar (normalized)Kišar
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 Kishar
- 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. "Kishar." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 16 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/640. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
OMNIKA (2020, June 16). Kishar. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/640
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Kishar." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 16, 2020. Accessed January 25, 2026. https://omnika.org/stable/640.
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.
