SOL SUUS
deity sky Assyrian single tradition · 1
SOL SUUS is a Latin transcription meaning "his own self, the Sun", i.e. "His Majesty". It appears in reliefs with Assyrian rulers as a symbol for royalty.
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – 0
- Historical notes
- Appears in Mesopotamia from roughly 2000 BCE.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“From roughly 2000 BCE, the symbol also appears in Mesopotamia. It appears in reliefs with Assyrian rulers as a symbol for royalty, transcribed into Latin as SOL SUUS (literally, "his own self, the Sun", i.e. "His Majesty").”
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