Shamash
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Shamash — [shä′mäsh] n. 〚< Akkadian shamshu, sun〛 Bab. & Assyr. Myth. the sun god, responsible for summer warmth and the success of crops, and a symbol for justice * * * Sha·mash (shäʹmäsh ) n. Mythology The sun god of Assyro Babylonian religion, worshiped … Universalium
SHAMASH — Le dieu Soleil du panthéon assyro babylonien. L’idéogramme qui le désignait primitivement représentait un disque solaire apparaissant entre deux montagnes, à l’est de la Mésopotamie. Il est fils du dieu Lune, Sin, et de Ningal, sa parèdre; le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Shamash — es el dios del Sol en la mitología mesopotámica. Para los sumerios recibía el nombre de Utu. Junto con Sin e Ishtar, miembro de la Tríada semita de dioses con relaciones celestes que se incorporó al panteón mesopotámico desde el Periodo Acadio.… … Enciclopedia Universal
Shamash — [shä′mäsh] n. [< Akkadian shamshu, sun] Bab. & Assyr. Myth. the sun god, responsible for summer warmth and the success of crops, and a symbol for justice … English World dictionary
Shamash — For the Canaanite sun godess, see Shemesh Shamash was the common Akkadian name of the sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu.History and meaningThe name simply means sun . Both in early and in late… … Wikipedia
Shamash — Culte de Shamash, sceau cylindre et son impression, musée du Louvre … Wikipédia en Français
Shamash — The Babylonian sun god, who was closely associated with the older Sumerian solar deity, Utu, and whose symbol was the solar disk. Shamash s father was Nanna, god of the moon; his sister was Inanna, goddess of love and sexual passion; and his… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
SHAMASH — Babylonian sun god. According to the personal names from the Akkadperiod, the sun deity, as in other Semitic cultures, may have originally been female. In Mesopotamia, Shamash became identified with the Sumerian sun god Utu, whose shrine was… … Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
Shamash — Grabado en el código de Hammurabi, que representa al dios Shamash sentado frente al conquistador babilonio. Como deidad de la justicia, Sahamash entrega a Hammurabi las leyes que debían seguir los hombres. Shamash (Utu para los sumerios) era el… … Wikipedia Español
Shamash-shum-ukin — was king of Babylon from 668 648 BC.He was the second son of the Assyrian King Esarhaddon. His elder brother, crown prince Sin iddina apla had died in 672, and in his stead the third son Assurbanipal was invested as crown prince and later king of … Wikipedia
Shamash-shum-ukin — (mort à Babylone en 648 av. J C) fut roi de Babylone. Il fut nommé à la tête de la ville par le souverain assyrien Assarhaddon[1]. Cela se produisit vers 670. Il était le frère ainé d Assurbanipal et devînt son vassal lors que celui ci monta sur… … Wikipédia en Français
