Anshar’s Family Tree

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Family

• Lahamu(parent),Lahmu(parent),Kishar(sibling)— Consort

  Lahmu and Lahamu, the first gods born from the mingling of Apsu and Tiamat, begot Anshar and Kishar, the cosmic horizon pair who surpassed them in size and stature.

• Kishar(spouse),Anu(child)— Consort

  In the Enuma Elish, Anshar and Kishar — the cosmic horizon pair — begot Anu, who surpassed his parents in stature and became supreme god of the heavens.

Associated with

• Marduk

  Anshar championed Marduk before the divine assembly, dispatching Ea to propose him as champion against Tiamat after Anu and Ea themselves failed to confront her in the Enuma Elish.