Kishar
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In the Akkad
ian epic Enuma Elish
, Kishar (need to add the name in cuneiform) is the daughter of Lahmu
and Lahamu
, the first children of Tiamat
and Apsu. She is the female principle, sister and wife of Anshar
, the male principle, and the mother of Anu
. Kishar represents the earth as a counterpart to Anshar, the sky, and can be seen as an earth mother goddess
.
Kishar appears only once in Enuma Elish, in the opening lines of the epic, and then disappears from the remainder of the story.
Akkad
The Akkadian Empire was an empire centered in the city of Akkad and its surrounding region in Mesopotamia....
ian epic Enuma Elish
Enûma Elish
The is the Babylonian creation myth . It was recovered by Austen Henry Layard in 1849 in the ruined Library of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh , and published by George Smith in 1876.The Enûma Eliš has about a thousand lines and is recorded in Old Babylonian on seven clay tablets, each holding...
, Kishar (need to add the name in cuneiform) is the daughter of Lahmu
Lahmu
' is a deity from Akkadian mythology.- Mythology :Lahmu, "Hairy" is the name of a protective and beneficent deity is a first-born son of Apsu and Tiamat. He and his sister are the parents of Anshar and Kishar, the sky father and earth mother, who birthed the gods of the Mesopotamian Pantheon...
and Lahamu
Lahamu
Lahamu was the first-born daughter of Tiamat and Apsu in Akkadian mythology. With her brother Lahmu she is the mother of Anshar and Kishar, who were in turn parents of the first gods. Lahamu is sometimes seen as a serpent, and sometimes as a woman with a red sash and six curls on her head. It is...
, the first children of Tiamat
Tiamat
In Babylonian mythology, Tiamat is a chaos monster, a primordial goddess of the ocean, mating with Abzû to produce younger gods. It is suggested that there are two parts to the Tiamat mythos, the first in which Tiamat is 'creatrix', through a "Sacred marriage" between salt and fresh water,...
and Apsu. She is the female principle, sister and wife of Anshar
Anshar
In Akkadian mythology, Anshar , which means "sky pivot" or "sky axle", is a sky god. He is the husband of his sister Kishar. They might both represent heaven and earth . Both are the second generation of gods; their parents being the serpents Lahmu and Lahamu and grandparents Tiamat and Apsu. In...
, the male principle, and the mother of Anu
Anu
In Sumerian mythology, Anu was a sky-god, the god of heaven, lord of constellations, king of gods, Consort of Antu, spirits and demons, and dwelt in the highest heavenly regions. It was believed that he had the power to judge those who had committed crimes, and that he had created the stars as...
. Kishar represents the earth as a counterpart to Anshar, the sky, and can be seen as an earth mother goddess
Goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....
.
Kishar appears only once in Enuma Elish, in the opening lines of the epic, and then disappears from the remainder of the story.