Shul-utul
deity intermediate Sumerian single tradition Β· 1
Shul-utul was the personal god of the rulers of the Mesopotamian Ur-Nanshe dynasty of Lagash. His name means "youngling shepherd" in Sumerian. Despite his role as the personal deity of kings, he was not regarded as a deity associated with ruling, but possibly connected to personal luck and capable of mediating with higher ranked gods on behalf of humans under his protection.
When
- First attested
- 2500 BCE
- Attested period
- -2500 β -2000
- Historical notes
- Attested in inscriptions with rulers Entemena and Eannatum; worshiped in temples of Inanna and Nanshe; last certain attestation from Ur III period.
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βShul-utul (Sumerian: ππππ», DΕ‘ul-utulββ) or Shul-utula was the personal god of the rulers of the Mesopotamian Ur-Nanshe dynasty of Lagash. His name means "youngling shepherd" in Sumerian.β
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