Šamaš

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Šamaš


(d)Šamaš (𒀭𒌋𒌋) is an ancient Mesopotamian deity and luminary.

Concordance, Etymology, History[1]

The goddess of the underworld, identified with Mars and the constellation Snake (mulMUŠ) [Gössman 1950[2], 128; Wiggermann 1997, 34-35].

Hoffmann and Krebernik (2023).[3]

Utu/Šamaš: The sun god. dUTU (EA 6–7r).

Sources

Akkadian parallel to dUTU, (d)MAN, d20; = solar god Shamash, the Sun [Gössman 1950[2], 373]. In astronomical and astrological texts, as a rule, logographic notations was used, see (Kurtik m04) MAN, (Kurtik u30) dUTU.

Historical Dictionaries

Kurtik (2022, sh03) Gössmann (1950)
аккадская параллель к dUTU, (d)MAN, d20; = солнечный бог Шамаш, Солнце [Gössman 1950, 373]. В астрономических и астрологических текстах использовалась, как правило, логографическая запись, см. m04MAN,  u30dUTU. Example

References

  1. Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
  3. Hoffmann, S. M. and Krebernik, M. (2023). What do deities tell us about the celestial positioning system, in: R. Rollinger, I. Madreiter, M. Lang, C. Pappi (eds.). The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East, Papers held at the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique International and 12th Melammu Symposium July 16-20 2018, Innsbruck. Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 539-579