Shamash
See also: shamash
English
Mesopotamian Sun God Shamash ; Assyrian Relief, North-West Palace of Nimrud (room B, panel 23) ; 865–860 BC.
Alternative forms
- Šamaš
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒀭𒌓 (dŠamaš), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *śamš-. Compare shin.
Proper noun
Shamash
- The sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu.