Anzû
Divine storm bird
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -1
- Historical notes
- Attested in Mesopotamian religion from cuneiform sources.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ao, Ao Ao, Aobōzu, Apkallu, Apsaras, Aqrabuamelu, Ardat-lilî, Aralez, Archura, Argus Panoptes, Arikura-no-baba, Arimaspi, Arkan Sonney, Asakku, Asanbosam, Asena, A-senee-ki-wakw, Ashi-magari, Asiman, Askefrue, Ask-wee-da-eed, Asobibi, Asrai, Astomi, Aswang, Atomy, Ato-oi-kozō, Atshen, Auvekoejak, Awa-hon-do, Garuda, Roc, Konrul, Zumrud Anka, Simurgh, Harpy, Thunderbird, Pamola, Yali, Kamadhenu, Chimera, Lamashtu, Sharabha, Apis, Buraq, Lakhmu, Asag, Slain Heroes, Nabu, Aššur, Ninmah, Ea, Birdu, Turtle, Ningirsu, Enki, Enlil, Sharur, Ashura, Birtum, Nuska, Papsukkal, Enmesharra, Shuzianna, Nergal, igitelû, Gula, Tammuz, Enbilulu, Lugaldukuga, angels, Ammit, Anubis, Amikuk, Amaburakosagi, Amala, Amamehagi, Amanojaku, Amarok, Amarum, Amazake-babaa, Amemasu, Amhuluk, Amorōnagu, Anak, Androsphinx, Anqa, Ani Hyuntikwalaski, Ankou, Anmo, Antero Vipunen, phoenixes, chalkydri, Ziz, centaur, cherubim, mermaids, jinn, Minotaur, griffins, Pegasus, sphinxes, manticore, Marduk, Tiamat, Shamash
Mentioned by
- angels
- Ammit
- Anubis
- Amikuk
- Amaburakosagi
- Amala
- Amamehagi
- Amanojaku
- Amarok
- Amarum
- Amazake-babaa
- Amemasu
- Amhuluk
- Amorōnagu
- Anak
- Androsphinx
and 20 more
Sources
Source passages
“Anzû (Sumerian) – Divine storm bird”
#4092 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Anzû, a massive bird divinity or monster in Mesopotamian religion”
#5697 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“List of hybrid creatures in mythology Anzû (older reading: Zû), Mesopotamian monster”
#11105 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the Old, Middle, and Late Babylonian myth of Anzû and the Tablet of Destinies, the Anzû is a giant, monstrous bird. Enlil gives Anzû a position as the guardian of his sanctuary, but Anzû betrays Enlil and steals the Tablet of Destinies”
#12121 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Ninĝirsu was often associated with the Anzû bird in both textual and visual sources from the Early Dynastic Period until the Neo Sumerian period, though the mythical creature could also be connected with other deities. The Anzû’s relationship to the god is ambiguous in the Cylinders of Gudea.”
#12165 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001