A Sumerian or Akkadian deity associated with the sky or heavens in ancient Mesopotamian religion.
From Akkadian Anu or Sumerian An, meaning 'sky' or 'heaven.' The word entered European languages through cuneiform texts and archaeological studies of ancient Mesopotamia beginning in the 19th century.
Ansu appears in some variant spellings of ancient Mesopotamian mythology, but the more common form is Anu—one of the oldest sky gods in recorded history, predating even the Egyptian pantheon by centuries!
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