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. As a divine judge, he could be associated with the underworld.

2017年1月31日 · 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.

2019年3月26日 · Utu was a solar deity and god of justice in the ancient Mesopotamian pantheon, and also served as a judge in the Underworld. Whilst Utu was the god’s name in Sumerian, he was known in Akkadian as

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 is considered a member of the special class of Mesopotamian gods called the Anunnaki.

Sun God: Utu was the god of the sun, symbolizing light and justice. Part of the Astral Triad: He was included with Nanna (moon) and Inanna (Venus) as key celestial deities. Twin Mountains and Cosmic Gates: Represented sunrise and sunset, the entry and exit points of his journey.

Utu is the Sumerian Sun God, whose Akkadian name is Shamash. He represents the brilliant light of the sun, which returns every day to illuminate the life of mankind, as well as the heavenly Force that brings the warmth which causes plants to grow.

Utu, also known as Shamash, was an ancient Sumerian god. He played a significant role in Mesopotamian society, representing justice, protection, and divination. Utu was believed to travel across the sky in his solar chariot, judging the dead and influencing their afterlife.

Utu was the Sumerian god of the sun (he is identified with the Akkadian Shamash) and the city god of both Sippar and Larsa, where he had temples bearing the same name "shining house." Utu was the son of the moon god, Nanna, and therefore brother of Inanna and Ishkur.

Utu (also known as Shamash by the Akkadians) was the embodiment of enlightenment and justice. Utu’s character was defined by clear ideals: fairness, righteousness, and illumination. He was the sun god, his daily journey across the sky a testament to …

Utu, later worshipped by the East Semitic Akkadian-speaking Assyrians and Babylonians as Shamash, was the ancient Mesopotamian sun god, god of justice, morality, and truth, and the twin of the Mesopotamian goddess Inanna (Ishtar in the Assyrio-Babylonian language), the Queen of …