Shamash - Shamash (English spelling)

Japanese: シャマシュ - しゃましゅ(英語表記)Shamash
Shamash - Shamash (English spelling)

In ancient Mesopotamian mythology, he is the god of war and justice. In the Semitic Akkadian language written in cuneiform on clay tablets, his name means "sun, sun god." He is said to be the son of the moon god Sin, and was originally the war god of the Sumerians, the indigenous people of Mesopotamia (Utu in Sumerian, or Babbal, meaning "the shining one"). Later, he was brought under the Babylonian-Assyrian (Akkadian people) and was considered the god of justice, and was widely worshiped for several tens of centuries. His centers were Sippar and Larsa in central Mesopotamia, and his temple was called "E-Babbal" (the abode of the shining one) in Sumerian.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

古代メソポタミアの神話で、戦いおよび正義の神。粘土板上に楔形(くさびがた)文字で書かれたセム系アッカド語によると「太陽、太陽神」を意味する。月神シンの息子とされ、本来はメソポタミアの先住民であるシュメール人の戦いの神(シュメール語ではウトゥ、あるいはバッバル「輝く者」の意)であった。のちにバビロニア・アッシリア(アッカド語族)のもとに入って正義の神とされ、数十世紀にわたって広く崇拝された。その中心地は中部メソポタミアのシッパルとラルサで、その神殿はシュメール語で「エ・バッバル(輝く者の住まい)」とよばれた。

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