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Shamash (shä`mäsh), sun god of Semitic origin, worshiped in Babylonia and Assyria. He was one of the great deities of ancient Middle Eastern religions, god of law, order, and justice. The chief center of his cult was Sippar. In Sumerian civilization he was called Utu.
ShamashIn Mesopotamian religion, the god of the sun, who, with his father, Sin, and the goddess Ishtar, was part of an astral triad of divinities. As the solar god, Shamash was the heroic conqueror of night and death, and he became known as the god of justice and equity. He was said to have presented the Code of Hammurabi to the Babylonian king. At night he served as judge of the underworld. The chief centres of his cult were at Larsa and Sippar. Shamash in Babylonian-Assyrian religion and mythology, the god of the sun, justice, and oracles. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Shoppers slowed as the group lit two candles for the first two days of the holiday with the shamash, or "attendant" candle. She also leaves two brothers, Bernard Coblentz and wife Joan, Kenneth Coblentz and wife Sandra both of Worcester, and her sister-in-law, Aileen Porter, of Worcester; eight nieces and nephews, Hollis and Hope Coblentz, Ellen Leavitt and Hal Coblentz, Melvin, Judy and Candy Porter and Sherry Shamash. After I lost the first set, I felt like I had nothing to lose, so I just went for it," said Tchan, who borrowed a racquet from teammate David Shamash. |
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