Associations to the word «Anshar»

Wiktionary

ANSHAR, proper noun. (Akkadian mythology) A sky god

Dictionary definition

ANSHAR, noun. The Babylonian father of the gods; identified with Assyrian Ashur; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the upper world'.

Wise words

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