Anû through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and craftsmen across the ages
Babylonian boundary stone (*kudurru*) of Ritti‑Marduk, reign of Nebuchadnezzar I, 1125–1104 BCE, Sippar; the register includes Anu’s horned‑crown symbol. British Museum.
Limestone foundation peg of king Lugal‑kisal‑si of Uruk, c. 2380 BCE, from the temple of Nammu at Uruk; its inscription identifies Nammu as the wife of Anu. Pergamon Museum, Berlin.
Cylinder seal from Mitanni, 16th–14th century BCE, showing two figures venerating the *dingir* sign 𒀭, which also reads *An* (“heaven/sky”) and represents the god Anu. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The White Temple on the Anu Ziggurat at Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq), c. 3500–3000 BCE; this high temple is the earliest sanctuary most closely associated with Anu. Drawing after Fletcher Banister, published 1898.
The ziggurat of the White Temple at Uruk, photographed by Annemarie Schwarzenbach, 1933–1934. Swiss National Library / Wikimedia CH.
Plan/reconstruction of Phase III of the Anu District at Uruk, showing the White Temple atop the Anu ziggurat, c. 3517–3358 BCE. By Lamassu Design / Gurdjieff.
