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Sin (mythology)

Sin (/ˈsiːn/) or Suen (Akkadian: 𒀭𒂗𒍪, dEN.ZU) also known as Nanna (Sumerian: 𒀭𒋀𒆠 DŠEŠ.KI, DNANNA) is the Mesopotamian god representing the moon. While these two names originate in two different languages, respectively Akkadian and Sumerian, they were already used interchangeably to refer to one deity in the Early Dynastic period. They were sometimes…

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Animals
bull
Children
Inanna/Ishtar, Utu/Shamash, Ningublaga, Numushda, Amarazu, Amaraḫea, Nuska
Hattian
Kašku
Hittite and Luwian
Arma
Hurrian
Kušuḫ
Major cult center
Ur, Harran, Tutub

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Sin (mythology)

Nodes386
Edges385
Triples31
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005181
Components1

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Sin (mythology)

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Animals · 1
Sin (mythology) → bull
Children · 1
Sin (mythology) → Inanna/Ishtar, Utu/Shamash, Ningublaga, Numushda, Amarazu, Amaraḫea, Nuska
Hattian · 1
Sin (mythology) → Kašku
Hittite and Luwian · 1
Sin (mythology) → Arma
Hurrian · 1
Sin (mythology) → Kušuḫ
Major cult center · 1
Sin (mythology) → Ur, Harran, Tutub
Mandaean · 1
Sin (mythology) → Sin
Mount · 1
Sin (mythology) → lunar barge
Number · 1
Sin (mythology) → 30
Other names · 1
Sin (mythology) → Nanna, Nanna-Suen, Dilimbabbar

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sin also god name moon ur attested temple harran period city sources enlil known might though akkadian deities well cult

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sin (mythology)Animalsbull1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)ChildrenInanna/Ishtar, Utu/Shamash, Ningublaga, Numushda, Amarazu, Amaraḫea, Nuska1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)HattianKašku1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)Hittite and LuwianArma1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)HurrianKušuḫ1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)Major cult centerUr, Harran, Tutub1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)MandaeanSin1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)Mountlunar barge1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)Number301.00infobox
Sin (mythology)Other namesNanna, Nanna-Suen, Dilimbabbar1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)ParentsEnlil and Ninlil1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)PlanetMoon1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)SiblingsNergal, Ninazu, Enbilulu1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)SpouseNingal1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)SymbolCrescent1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)TemplesEkišnugal, Eḫulḫul [de]1.00infobox
Sin (mythology)UgariticYarikh1.00infobox

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