sky god Anu

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Mesopotamian deity sky god supreme deity

Sky god Anu is the ancient Mesopotamian supreme deity of the heavens, associated with authority, kingship, and the celestial realm.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Anu, Sumerian sky god	1
moon god Sin	1
sky god Anu canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9670326 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: sky god Anu
Context triple: [Anu ziggurat, dedication, sky god Anu]

A. Telepinu (ancestor)
Telepinu was an earlier Hittite king known for issuing a famous edict that regulated royal succession and sought to stabilize the Hittite kingdom.
B. Nanna
Nanna is a goddess in Norse mythology, best known as the wife of Baldr and a symbol of love, loyalty, and grief.
C. Nanna
Nanna is the Sumerian moon god, a major deity associated with wisdom, fertility, and the measurement of time.
D. Eledumare
Eledumare is the supreme creator deity in Yoruba religion, revered as the all-powerful source of existence and ultimate authority over the universe.
E. Ninhursag
Ninhursag is a major Sumerian mother goddess associated with fertility, mountains, and the earth.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: sky god Anu
Target entity description: Sky god Anu is the ancient Mesopotamian supreme deity of the heavens, associated with authority, kingship, and the celestial realm.

A. Telepinu (ancestor)
Telepinu was an earlier Hittite king known for issuing a famous edict that regulated royal succession and sought to stabilize the Hittite kingdom.
B. Nanna
Nanna is a goddess in Norse mythology, best known as the wife of Baldr and a symbol of love, loyalty, and grief.
C. Nanna
Nanna is the Sumerian moon god, a major deity associated with wisdom, fertility, and the measurement of time.
D. Eledumare
Eledumare is the supreme creator deity in Yoruba religion, revered as the all-powerful source of existence and ultimate authority over the universe.
E. Ninhursag
Ninhursag is a major Sumerian mother goddess associated with fertility, mountains, and the earth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesopotamian deity ⓘ sky god ⓘ supreme deity ⓘ
appearsIn	Akkadian myths ⓘ linked to: Akkadian literature Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ Sumerian myths ⓘ
associatedPlace	city of Uruk ⓘ linked to: ancient city of Uruk
associatedWith	authority ⓘ celestial realm ⓘ constellations ⓘ divine kingship ⓘ kingship ⓘ
cosmicRole	personification of the sky ⓘ ruler of the highest heaven ⓘ
culture	Akkadian religion ⓘ linked to: Mesopotamian religion Sumerian religion ⓘ ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
domain	heavens ⓘ sky ⓘ
equivalentTo	An ⓘ
function	conferring divine authority ⓘ granting kingship ⓘ issuing decrees of fate ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hierarchicalStatus	top tier deity in Mesopotamian pantheon ⓘ
languageNameForm	Akkadian: Anu ⓘ Sumerian: An ⓘ
memberOf	Mesopotamian triad Anu-Enlil-Ea ⓘ linked to: Anu-Enlil-Enki triad
mythologicalPeriod	3rd millennium BCE and later ⓘ
parentOf	Ea ⓘ Enlil ⓘ Ishtar ⓘ linked to: Inanna Nusku ⓘ linked to: Nuska
residence	heaven ⓘ highest heaven ⓘ
role	head of the Mesopotamian pantheon ⓘ supreme authority among the gods ⓘ
spouse	Antu ⓘ Ki ⓘ Uras ⓘ
symbol	horned crown ⓘ star ⓘ
title	Father of the Gods ⓘ King of the Gods ⓘ linked to: Lord of the Gods Lord of the Constellations ⓘ
worshipCenter	Uruk ⓘ temple Eanna in Uruk ⓘ linked to: temple of Inanna
worshipStatus	one of the oldest Mesopotamian gods ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anu ziggurat → dedication → sky god Anu ⓘ

Ḫarrānu → associatedWith → moon god Sin ⓘ

linked to: sky god Anu

White Temple → dedicatedToDeity → Anu, Sumerian sky god ⓘ