Abzu
Primeval sea in Mesopotamian mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Anzû.
"Apsu" redirects here. For the "Austin Peay State University", see APSU.
For other uses, see Abzu (disambiguation).
The Abzu or Apsu (Sumerian: 𒀊𒍪 abzu; Akkadian: apsû), also called engur (Cuneiform:𒇉, LAGAB×HAL; Sumerian: engur; Akkadian: engurru—lit. ab='water' zu='deep', recorded in Greek as Ἀπασών Apasṓn[1]), is the name for fresh water from underground aquifers which was given a religious fertilising quality in ancient near eastern cosmology, including Sumerian and Akkadian mythology. Lakes, springs, rivers, wells, and other sources of fresh water were thought to draw their water from the abzu. In Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, it is referred to as the primeval sea below the void space of the underworld (Kur) and the earth (Ma) above.
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Consort | Tiamat |
Children | Kingu (Babylonian religion), Lahamu, Lahmu, Anu (Sumerian religion) |
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