Apsu’s Family Tree

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Family

• Tiamat(spouse),Lahamu(child),Lahmu(child)— Consort

  Apsu and Tiamat, the primordial freshwater and saltwater, mingled their waters and from their union emerged the first generation of gods — Lahmu and Lahamu, the silt-born pair who preceded all creation.

Slain by

• Enki

  In the Enuma Elish, Enki (Ea) slew Apsu, the primordial freshwater ocean, after putting him to sleep with a powerful spell. Enki then built his temple upon Apsu's body.

Rules over

• Mummu

  Mummu served as the vizier of Apsu, counseling his master to destroy the younger gods whose noise disturbed the primordial waters, a plan that sealed Apsu's doom when Enki learned of it.