Šarur

deity sky Mesopotamian single tradition · 1

Šarur was one of a pair of twin deities listed alongside other divine pairs in Mesopotamian astronomical and religious texts. This deity was paired with Šargaz as one of several sets of twin gods recognized in the tradition.

When

First attested
2000 BCE
Attested period
-2000 – -500
Historical notes
Listed in text KAR 142 among pairs of twin deities in Mesopotamian tradition.

Relationships

allied with
Šargaz

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Sources

Source passages

“The text KAR 142, a list of various heptads, lists them alongside five further pairs of such twin deities...including...Shullat and Hanish, Šarur and Šargaz”

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