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Sin

deity sky Awsan single tradition · 20

Sin was one of the names for the moon deity among the peoples of the South Arabian kingdoms of Awsan, Ma'in, Qataban and Hadramawt between the 9th and 4th centuries BC. Sin formed part of a trinity of gods representing the sun, moon and Venus.

↻ synthesized from 20 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Worshipped in South Arabian kingdoms between the 9th and 4th centuries BC; one of several names for the moon deity.

Relationships

allied with
Astarte, Yam, Shamash
syncretized with
Wadd, Amm, Kušuḫ, Yarikh, Nahhunte, Lugalirra, Nanna
co occurs with
succubus, Female version of the creature, The Little Mermaid, Carmilla, puma-woman, Helen, Bau, Igalim, Shulshaga, Gatumdug, Nina, Ningirsu, Nanshe, Dumuzi-abzu, Nin-MAR.KI, Hendursaga, Nindara, Ningishzida, Nisaba, Shul-utula, Damgalnuna, Haya, Ištaran, Išḫara, Annunitum, Dagan, Ninkarrak, Ilaba, Shullat, Hanish, Umshu, dšu-nir, Tishpak, Erra, Nikkal, Kumarbi, Arma, Lunus, Teššub, Kašku, Kab, men, Sabazius, Utu, Ningal, Kušuḫ, Yarikh, Hadabal, Suinu, Šanugaru, Sin-Amurrum, Sayin, Namraṣit, Ashtart, Athirat, Shapash, Kothar, Pidray, Kotharat, Ḫiriḫibi, ybrdmy, Šaggar, Manzat, Humban, Lagamal, Shala, Kiririsha, Inshushinak, Pinikir, Nannar, Nah, Aya, Ishum, Sherida, Mamu, Kittum, Shimige, Tsukuyomi, Coyolxauhqui, Luna, Chandra, Selene, Nzambi Mpungu, Máni, Tēcciztēcatl, Iah, Igaluk/Alignak, Metztli, Selardi, Chang E, Inanna, Meslamtaea, Nabu, Adad, Anu, Zababa, Papsukkal, Urash, Enmesharra, Sebitti, Erimbinatuku, Ninshubur, Birdu, Mamitu, Gašru, Ku'annesi, Zi-mingi, dZi-MU, Zi-ĝara, Almu, Alamu, Šarrabu, Ḫar, Šamāš, Sasados, Saddoudan, Ninurta, Attis, Mithra, Hadad, Baal, Resheph, Atarsamain, Nuha, Jesus Christ, Allah, Nzambici, Ruḍāʾ, ʿAṯtar
parent of
Shamash, Inanna, Utu, Ningublaga, Numushda, Ištar
enemy of
Marduk, Utukku
sibling of
Wadd, Amm, Nergal
consort of
Ningal
served by
Alammuš, Nineigara, Ninurima, Nimintabba, Dilimbabbar, Anu, Enlil, Enki, Ninhursag
creator of
lamassu
child of
Enlil

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Mentioned by

and 10 more

Sources

wikipedia (20)
  1. Ruda (deity)
  2. List of female monsters in literature
  3. Dumuzi-abzu
  4. Nanshe
  5. Ilaba
  6. Marduk
  7. Nuha (deity)
  8. Nahhunte
  9. Shamash
  10. Lunar deity
  11. Selardi
  12. Kušuḫ
  13. Lunus
  14. Men (deity)
  15. Sin (mythology)
  16. Yarikh
  17. Inanna
  18. Enmesharra
  19. Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea
  20. Temple of Atargatis

Source passages

“A trinity of gods representing the sun, moon and Venus is also found among the peoples of the South Arabian kingdoms of Awsan, Ma'in, Qataban and Hadramawt between the 9th and 4th centuries BC...moon deity was variously called Wadd, Amm and Sin.”

#3787 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Paradise Lost by John Milton (1667): Sin, an allegorical character with the tail of a fish”

#6891 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Other deities invoked in it are Anu, Enlil, Ninhursag, Enki, Sin, Ningirsu, Nanshe, Nindara, Gatumdug, Bau, Inanna, Utu, Hendursaga, Igalim and Shulshaga.”

#10993 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“While the god list An = Anum equates Nanshe's spouse Nindara with Sin, she does not appear in relation with the moon god in this corpus, which according to Odette Boivin indicates this tradition was not related to her role in the local pantheon of the Sealand.”

#11228 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“A curse accompanying this inscription invokes Ilaba alongside a large number of other deities, such as Sin, Nergal, Ninkarrak, Ninhursag and Nisaba.”

#11714 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001