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Ishum (Išum;
possibly the
masculine form of
Akkadian išātum, "fire") was a
Mesopotamian god of
Akkadian origin. He is best
attested as a
divine night...
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personification of truth,
dream deities such as Mamu, as well as the god
Ishum. Utu's name
could be used to
write the
names of many
foreign solar deities...
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latter describes his
rampages and
efforts of his
sukkal (attendant deity)
Ishum to stop them. He also
appears in a
number of other, less well preserved...
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goddess of
Shuruppak equated with Ninlil, the
latter appears in the role
Ishum's mother in a
single myth. However,
according to
Manfred Krebernik [de] Sud...
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apparently confusing her with Sudaĝ in the role of
mother of
Ishum. In
Syrian cities such as Mari, Emar and Ugarit,
Ninlil was
closely ****ociated...
- In a
number of god lists, he was
equated with the
similar Akkadian god
Ishum. The
etymology of the name
Hendursaga is uncertain. However, it is possible...
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remains uncertain, and Adab. From the Old
Babylonian period onward, the god
Ishum (and by
extension his
counterpart Hendursaga)
could be
regarded as her husband...
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Babylonian records Gibil,
skilled god of fire and
smithing in
Sumerian records Ishum, god of fire who was the
brother of the sun god Shamash, and an attendant...
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Oxford University Press. pp. 70, 152–155. ISBN 9780199278411. "Erra and
Ishum - www.GatewaysToBabylon.com". www.gatewaystobabylon.com.
Retrieved 2022-02-18...
- ****ociated with the underworld, and
commonly appears in ****ociation with Nergal,
Ishum, Laṣ and
other deities of
similar character. He was
worshiped in
small settlements...
