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Shamash

Shamash (Akkadian: šamaš), also known as Utu (written 𒀭𒌓; Sumerian: dutu, literally "Sun"), was the ancient Mesopotamian sun god. He was believed to see everything that happened in the world every day, and was therefore responsible for justice and protection of travelers. As a divine judge, he could be associated with the underworld. Additionally, he…

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Abode
Heaven
Children
Mamu, Kittum, Sisig, Zagar, Šumugan, Ishum
Consort
Aya/Sherida
Elamite
Nahhunte
Hittite
Sun goddess of Arinna, Sun goddess of the Earth, Sun god of Heaven
Hurrian
Šimige

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Shamash

Nodes291
Edges290
Triples413
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006873
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Shamash

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related to Character · 52
Shamash → Adad, Akkadian, An, Anu, Anum, As, Aya, Based, BCE Utu, Common, Despite Utu's, Early, Early Dynastic, Egyptian, Enki, Enlil, Epic, Fara, Formulas, Gilgamesh
related to Court · 48
Shamash → Alammush, An, Antoine Cavigneaux, Anum, Anum Kittum, Birtum, Boivin, Bunene, Epic, Eturammi, First Sealand, Frans Wiggermann, Gilgamesh, Girra, He, Her Akkadian, In An, Iqbi-damiq, Ishkur, Isimud
related to Family · 45
Shamash → Akkadian, An, Anum Utu, Aya, Buduhudug, Bunene, Due, Early Dynastic, Elamite, Fara, Hurrian, Hurro-Hittite, Hymn, In, Inanna, Ishkur, Ishtar, It, Mabanda-anna, Magula-anna
related to Foreign deities · 43
Shamash → Alfonso Archi, Apparently, Archi, Atalshen, Aya, Bunene, Due, Ea, Ebla, Eblaite, Eblaites, Eyan, Gary Beckman, Hattusa, He, Hittite, Hurrian, In, Instead, It
related to Sippar · 41
Shamash → Abi-Eshuh, Akkad, Ammi-Ditana, Ammi-Saduqa, Apil-Sin, Ashurbanipal, Aya, Babylon, Early Dynastic, Ebabbar, Ekunankuga, Enlil, Hammurabi, Ikun-Shamash, In, It, Kassite, Kurigalzu, Kurigalzu II, Manishtushu
related to Iconography · 32
Shamash → Akkadian, Another, BCE, Bunene, Christopher Woods, Depictions, Due, Enmesharra, Enmesharra's Defeat, Eshnunna, He, His, In, Inanna, It, Lambert, Mesopotamian, Multiple, On, Rimah
related to Worship · 27
Shamash → Abu Habbah, Agade, Akkadian-speaking, Anbu, Anunbu, Assur, Aya, BCE, Both, Diyala, Ebabbar, Evidence, Girsu, Ikun-Shamash, In, It, Larsa, Less, Mari, Mesopotamian
related to Gilgamesh myths · 23
Shamash → After, An, Ea's, Enki, Enki's, Enkidu, Enkidu's, Epic, Euphrates, Gilgamesh, Humbaba, Humbaba's, In, Inanna, It, Later, Nergal, Netherworld, She, Standard Babylonian
related to Other cities · 22
Shamash → Eannatum, Early Dynastic, Ehili, Enannatumma, Entemena, Examples, Ishme-Dagan, It, KAR, Kar-Shamash, Lagash, Larsa, Most, Namnuda-kigarra, Shubur-Utu, Theophoric, Umma, Ur, Ur-Lumma, Utu
related to Grammatical gender · 17
Shamash → According, Akkadian, Akkadian-speaking, Akkadians, Amorites, Arameans, Asher-Greve, At, Christopher Woods, However, Julia, Manfred Krebernik, Mesopotamian, Semitic, Shapash, Sumerians, Utu

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utu god sun known attested also deities sippar name gilgamesh well aya mesopotamian could names akkadian larsa period inanna deity

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShamashAbodeHeaven1.00infobox
ShamashChildrenMamu, Kittum, Sisig, Zagar, Šumugan, Ishum1.00infobox
ShamashConsortAya/Sherida1.00infobox
ShamashElamiteNahhunte1.00infobox
ShamashHittiteSun goddess of Arinna, Sun goddess of the Earth, Sun god of Heaven1.00infobox
ShamashHurrianŠimige1.00infobox
ShamashLuwianTiwat1.00infobox
ShamashMajor cult centerSippar, Larsa1.00infobox
ShamashMountSun chariot1.00infobox
ShamashNumber201.00infobox
ShamashOther namesUtu, Amna1.00infobox
ShamashParentsNanna and Ningal1.00infobox
ShamashPlanetSun1.00infobox
ShamashSiblingsInanna/Ishtar (twin sister)1.00infobox
ShamashSiblingsManzat (in a single Maqlû incantation)1.00infobox
ShamashSiblingsPinikir (through syncretism with Ishtar)1.00infobox
ShamashSymbolsaw, rays of light, solar disc, winged sun1.00infobox
ShamashUgariticShapash1.00infobox
Shamashis acognate of Akkadian terms šamšu0.90text
Shamashis alord of the gods0.90text

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