šamšu

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Meanings:
sun
de:German: Deutsch Sonne
Domain: Celestial bodies; divinity; light and fire
Grammar:
pos: subst.Substantivepattern: PaRSverbal adjective of roots i--gem.
Etymology: Inherited
21. In cardinal directions

OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts in ṣīt dUTU-ši (∥ dutu-è-a-ta ) in ereb dUTU-ši (∥ dutu-šú-a-bi-da-ta) RIME 4, 413: 28f. “to the east (and) to the west”.

SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) ana tâmti ša šulum dšam-ši u tâmtu ša māt <A>murri RIMA 3/1, 9: 41 “to the sea in the west, moreover (known as) the sea of the land of Amurru”.

42. Further Attestations

OB-LitOB-Lit: Old Babylonian literary texts dUTU Isin CUSAS 17, 38: 13 “(the king,) sun of Isin”.

SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) — new attestation (not in AHw/CAD) arḫu innammaru inammera dUTU-ši Ludlul I 120 eBL “the new moon will become visible, my sun will shine brightly”. new

SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) īṭi ūmu ša gimir kimtija ša qerbi mūdê dUTU-su-un īrim Ludlul II 120 eBL “the day darkened for my entire family (and) the sun was covered (even) for a relative of acquaintances”.

SBSB: Standard Babylonian (ca. 1000–0 BCE) ēma šaknat erṣeti ⸢rit⸣pāšū šamāmū dUTU-šú uštappâ gīra innapḫu mû illakū iziqqu šāru Ludlul V 78 eBL “wherever there is earth (or) the heavens are spread out (above), (wherever) the sun light becomes visible (or) the fire (god) becomes ignited, (wherever) water is running (or) the wind blows”.

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