About this deity
Lahmu was said to be a primordial being who was one of the earliest deities in Akkadian and Babylonian traditions.
Also known as
Parent belief system
Akkadian Culture · Polytheistic · 1 mythAkkadian refers to a culture that emerged in Mesopotamia during the third millennium BCE. The belief system included many deities, most of whom were later diffused into Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian culture.
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Relationship with Lahamu and role in creation
Accordinfg to Jeremy Black:
"In Mesopotamian myth, Anšar and Kišar were
a pair of primordials, respectively male and
female, and perhaps representing the heaven
(An) and earth (Ki). According to the Babylonian
Epic of Creation they were the second
pair (after Lahmu and Lahamu) of offspring
of Apsu (abzu) and Tiâmat. (An alternative
interpretation of the passage makes them the
children of Lahmu and Lahamu.) Ansar and
Kisar in turn bore Anu (An), the supreme god
of heaven." [1]
In any case, Lahmu was often paired with Lahamu, his attested sister.
Mythological stories including Lahmu
- Enuma Elish Creation myth
Nuthsell
The universe was created according to the Babylonian timeline.
Cite this page
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Lahmu." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 21 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/689. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
OMNIKA (2020, June 21). Lahmu. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/689
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Lahmu." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 21, 2020. Accessed January 21, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/689.
