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title: Anum
description: Anum, the Sumerian god of the sky
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  name: Graciela Paula Caldeiro
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source: en/anum/index.md
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<h2 id="anum">Anum</h2>

He is the god of the sky, the first deity of the Mesopotamian triad, which also includes [Enlil](/en/enlil/) and [Enki](/en/enki/). He is a **deus otiosus**. He is cited in the great Akkadian myths and his characteristics are:

> -   Universal god of all creation
>     
> -   Lord of the sky
>     
> -   Bestower of royal power upon the earth
>