Gašru

deity Mesopotamian single tradition · 2

Gašru (dgaš-ru) is a god from Mesopotamian tradition, understood as analogous to Lugalirra or Erra. The equation is based on the similar meaning of Lugalirra's name: the element ir is treated as the Sumerian translation of gašru in lexical texts.

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When

First attested: 2000 BCE
Attested period: -2000 – -1200
Historical notes: Worshiped in multiple cities across Mesopotamia and the Levant; considered a form of Lugal-irra.

Relationships

aspect of: Lugalirra
co occurs with: Bēl-gašer, Ku'annesi, Zi-mingi, dZi-MU, Zi-ĝara, Almu, Alamu, Šarrabu, Ḫar, Erra, Gaṯaru, Sin, Enlil, Nergal, Ninshubur, Birdu, Meslamtaea, Mamitu

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“There is evidence that in Mesopotamia a god analogous to Ugaritic Gaṯaru, Gašru (dgaš-ru) was understood as analogous to Lugalirra or Erra.”
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“According to Paul-Alain Beaulieu Gašru, a god worshiped in Mesopotamia in Opis and Mari, as well as further west in Emar and Ugarit, could be considered a form of Lugal-irra.”
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