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  • noun (Akkadian mythology) father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.

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  • noun father of the gods and consort of Tiamat

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Examples

  • The zikkurat itself being, as we saw, an attempt to reproduce the shape of the earth, the representation of the 'apsu' would suggest itself as a natural accessory to the temple.

    The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

  • He also makes the statement that the ideogram of Ea, _turahu-apsu_, means "antelope of the sea".

    The Evolution of the Dragon G. Elliot Smith

  • A piece of furniture to which great religious importance was attached was a great basin known as 'apsu,' -- the name, it will be recalled, for

    The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891

  • "Established in 1985, the Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence brings regionally and nationally acclaimed artists to campus to work with students and the community in a dynamic atmosphere of unrestricted experimentation," according to the university's Web site, www. apsu.edu.

    theleafchronicle.com - Local News 2010

  • "Established in 1985, the Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence brings regionally and nationally acclaimed artists to campus to work with students and the community in a dynamic atmosphere of unrestricted experimentation," according to the university's Web site, www. apsu.edu.

    theleafchronicle.com - Local News 2010

  • "Established in 1985, the Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence brings regionally and nationally acclaimed artists to campus to work with students and the community in a dynamic atmosphere of unrestricted experimentation," according to the university's Web site, www. apsu.edu.

    theleafchronicle.com - Local News 2010

  • For all the events, including those for students and alumni, go to www. apsu.edu.

    theleafchronicle.com - Local News 2009

  • 206 The poet plays upon the word and fancifully derives it from _apsu_, the locative case plural of _ap_, water, and _rasa_, taste.

    Ramayana. English Valmiki 1866

  • Eridu and purified the worship of E-apsu [temple of Ea, at Eridu, the chief seat of Ea's worship]; who conquered the four quarters of the world, made great the name of Babylon, rejoiced the heart of Marduk, his lord who daily pays his devotions in Saggil [Marduk's temple in

    The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Rossiter Johnson 1885

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