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Shimige

deity single tradition · 1

Shimige is the Hurrian solar god. The connection between him and Utu is particularly well attested, and the latter could be associated with Aya as well.

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 0
Historical notes
Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.

Relationships

syncretized with
Utu, Aya, Shamash, Sherida
co occurs with
Sin, Inanna, Ishum, Nanna, Ningal, Manzat, Mamu, Kittum, Pinikir, Ištar

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Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Shamash

Source passages

“Utu's name could be used to write the names of many foreign solar deities logographically. The connection between him and the Hurrian solar god Shimige is particularly well attested, and the latter could be associated with Aya as well.”

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