Editing Anshar (section)

{{Short description|Mesopotamian primordial god}}
{{Contains special characters|cuneiform}}
{{Infobox deity
| type = Mesopotamian
| name = Anshar
| deity_of = Primordial god
| other_names = Anshargal{{sfn|Lambert|2013|p=448}}
| spouse = [[Kishar]]
| parents = [[Tiamat]] and [[Abzu]]
| offspring = [[Anu]]
}}

'''Anshar''' ( {{lang|sux|{{cuneiform|𒀭𒊹}}}} {{Transliteration|sux|AN.ŠAR₂}}, {{langx|akk-x-neoassyr|{{cuneiform|11|𒀭𒊹}}}}, {{lit|whole sky}}) was a [[Mesopotamian god]] regarded as a primordial [[king of the gods]]. He was not actively worshiped. He was regarded as the father of [[Anu]]. In the first millennium BCE his name came to be used as a [[logographic]] representation of the head god in the [[Assyria]]n state pantheon, [[Ashur (god)|Ashur]]. He is attested in a number of god lists, such as ''[[An = Anum]]'', and in literary compositions, including the ''[[Enūma Eliš]]''.