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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 action.



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