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Anu standing — anūtu

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Akkadian term for supreme standing or power associated with Anu, attributable to another god.

Modern diagram of rank terms and Marduk’s elevation in Hammurabi’s prologue. Transfer of a title alone proves neither identical deities nor lost cults; not a chronological succession chart
Modern diagram of rank terms and Marduk’s elevation in Hammurabi’s prologue. Transfer of a title alone proves neither identical deities nor lost cults; not a chronological succession chartIL Archive · original explanatory diagram · CC BY 4.0 · CC BYImage source

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anūtu uses AnuAn / AnuSumerian/Akkadian sky god; multifunctional AN alone cannot identify him in the earliest texts.Glossary · Click to read the explanation’s name to express high standing or supreme power, as ORACC explains when other gods are elevated. Assigning it alone does not prove identical deities or the end of Anu’s cult.[1]

The diagram concerns authority terms, not a dated throne succession. Meaning must remain tied to its textual use.

References and notes

  1. Kathryn Stevens. An/Anu (god). Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses, ORACC. Indexed original-site passages on authority, decisions, fatherhood, AN/attestation, Anu-power and sharing functions. Direct access unavailable; underlying books not claimed read. Historical transition is a scholarly synthesis, not a continuous record. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 11 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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