Sharur
deity earth Babylonian single tradition · 2
Sharur is identified as the main weapon of Ninĝirsu. It was also the main weapon of Ninurta.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 2200 BCE
- Attested period
- -2200 – -300
- Historical notes
- Attested in the inscriptions of Gudea.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kanisurra, Iqbi-damiq, Ḫussinni, Tadmuštum, Ipte-bita, Belet-eanni, Gazbaba, Katunna, Silluš-tab, Kūbu, Udulu, Mandanu, Luḫušû, Šaggāšu, Kami-tāmûšu, Muštēšir-ḫabli, Kakku-Šazu, Kakku-SAĞ.NINNU, Shargaz, Anzû, Enlil, Bēlet-ilī, Igalim, Shulshaga
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In the inscriptions of Gudea Sharur is identified as the main weapon of Ninĝirsu; it was also the main weapon of Ninurta. Claudia E. Suter proposes that Sharur might have been depicted as a giant mace on a fragment of a monument from the time of Gudea.”
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“Sharur and Shargaz, some of which were also associated with other gods...while Sharur and Shargaz - Ninurta's weapons.”
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