In the Babylonian creation myth Enuma Elish, Anshar (also spelled Anshur), which means `sky pivot` or `sky axle`, is a sky god. He is the husband of his sister Kishar. They might both represent heaven (an) and earth (ki). Both are the second generation of gods; their parents being the serpents Lahmu and Lahamu and grandparents Tiamat and Abzu.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anshar
In Sumerian and Babylonian mythology Anshar is the male principle. The father of Anu and the child of Tiamat and Apsu. He is often paired with Kishar, and his qualities were assimilated with Ashur. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/D8.HTM
noun the Babylonian father of the gods; identified with Assyrian Ashur; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the upper world` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974