Shamash

(s̸hä′mäs̸h)

noun

Bab. & Assyr. Myth. the sun god, responsible for summer warmth and the success of crops, and a symbol for justice

Origin: < Akkadian shamshu, sun

See Shamash in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Mythology

The sun god of Assyro-Babylonian religion, worshiped as the author of justice and compassion.

Origin:

Origin: Akkadian Šamaš

Origin: , absolute form of šamšu, sun; see šmš in Semitic roots

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