Šamaš
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Šamaš
Authors: Gennady E. Kurtik, David Hilder, Susanne M Hoffmann, Wayne Horowitz, Jan Safford, Euin Choung Kim
(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; = the Sun 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. The sign MAN is also the numeral 20.
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
- ↑ Planetarium Babylonicum 2.0, All Skies Encyclopaedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gössmann P.F. Planetarium Babylonicum, Rom, 1950 (A. Deimel. Šumerisches Lexikon 4/2).
- ↑ 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
