Shamash - Wikipedia
Shamash (Akkadian: šamaš [a]), also known as Utu (Sumerian: d utu 𒀭𒌓 "Sun" [2]) 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.
Tablet of Shamash - Wikipedia
The cuneiform text beneath the stele is divided into fifteen passages, blending prose, poetic and rhetorical elements in the fashion typical of Mesopotamian royal inscriptions. It tells how Sippar and the Ebabbar temple of Shamash had fallen into …
Utu-Shamash - World History Encyclopedia
Jan 31, 2017 · Utu (also known as Shamash, Samas, and Babbar) is the Sumerian god of the sun and divine justice. He is the son of the moon god Nanna and the fertility goddess Ningal in the Sumerian tradition but was known as Shamash (Samas) to the Akkadians who claimed Anu or Enlil as his father.
Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses - Utu/Šamaš (god)
Limestone tablet depicting king Nabu-aplu-iddina being led into the presence of Šamaš, the sun god; 860 BCE-850 BCE. Šamaš sits in the E-babbar shrine and holds the rod and ring symbols of powerful kingship (BM 91000). © The British Museum.
Utu - Shamash: Mesopotamian God of the Sun, Justice and the Underworld
Mar 26, 2019 · The god Utu from the Tablet of Shamash (CC by SA 1.0) Heroic and Ethical. Interestingly, Utu’s behaviour is quite different from many other Mesopotamian gods, who are normally portrayed as being whimsical, and acting based on their desires, very much like mortals.
Shamash | Definition, Symbol, & Facts | Britannica
Utu. Shamash, in Mesopotamian religion, the god of the sun, who, with the moon god, Sin (Sumerian: Nanna), and Ishtar (Sumerian: Inanna), the goddess of Venus, was part of an astral triad of divinities. Shamash was the son of Sin.
Shamash - Encyclopedia.com
May 14, 2018 · Shamash (also known as Utu in Sumerian) was the sun god in the Akkadian mythology of the ancient Near East. Associated with truth and justice, he was one of the most active gods in the pantheons (collection of recognized gods and goddesses) of ancient Sumer, Babylonia (bab-uh-LOH-nee-uh), and Assyria (uh-SEER-ee-uh).
Shamash: Mesopotamian God Of Sun, Truth, Justice And Healing
Jan 11, 2016 · Shamash was the Sun god in the mythology of the ancient Near East. He was associated with truth, justice, and healing and was one of the most active gods in the pantheons of ancient Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria. In Sumer, he was worshipped as god Utu.
tablet - British Museum
It is the 11th Tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh and tells how the gods determined to send a flood to destroy the earth, but one of them, Ea, revealed the plan to Utu-napishtim whom he instructed to make a boat in which to save himself and his family.
The Sun God Tablet or the Tablet of Shamash from Sippar
Mar 22, 2018 · The cuneiform text on the obverse (and reverse side of the tablet, which is not shown here), records Nabu-apla-iddina's re-endowment of the Sun-Temple at Sippar. The tablet was rediscovered by the Neo-Babylonian king Nabopolassar (626-605 BCE) and an additional text was added to the tablet by him.