== 神話 ==
アブズ(またはアプスー)は、ティアマトの間に長老神ラームとラハム(男性:「毛むくじゃら」)を産んだ。アブズ(またはアプスー)は、ティアマトの間に長老神ラームとラハム(男性:「毛むくじゃら」)を産んだ。アンシャールとキシャールは地平線で合流し、アヌ(天)とキ(地)の親になると考えられていた。
[[Abzu]] (or Apsû) fathered upon Tiamat the elder deities [[Lahmu]] and [[Lahamu]] (masc. the "hairy"), a title given to the gatekeepers at Enki's Abzu/E'engurra-temple in [[Eridu]]. Lahmu and Lahamu, in turn, were the parents of the 'ends' of the heavens ([[Anshar]], from ''an-šar'' = heaven-totality/end) and the earth ([[Kishar]]); Anshar and Kishar were considered to meet at the horizon, becoming, thereby, the parents of [[Anu]] (Heaven) and [[Ki (goddess)|Ki]] (Earth).
Tiamat was the "shining" personification of the sea who roared and smote in the chaos of original creation. She and Apsu filled the cosmic abyss with the primeval waters. She is "'''Ummu-Hubur''' who formed all things".