Shamash
/ˈʃɑː.mɑːʃ/noun
The ancient Mesopotamian sun god, associated with justice and truth.
Did you know?In Mesopotamian religion, Shamash was not just the sun but the divine judge who was believed to see everything under heaven, making light itself a force of moral exposure.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
PSem
*šamaš-
“sun”
Akkadian
Akk
šamaš
“the sun; later the sun god”
Old Babylonian
Akk
Šamaš
“the solar deity and divine judge of justice”
Ancient Mesopotamia
Akk
Šamaš
“worshiped as the god who sees all things by daylight and upholds justice”