Shamash

Summary

Shamash is a solar deity^[1]. He draws 973 Wikipedia views per month (solar_deity category, ranking #2 of 18).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shamash's father was Sin^[3].
• Shamash's mother was Ningal^[4].
• A child of Shamash was Sumugan^[5].
• Shamash's image is recorded as F0182 Louvre Code Hammourabi Bas-relief Sb8 rwk.jpg^[6].
• Shamash is recorded as male^[7].
• Shamash's instance of is recorded as solar deity^[8].
• Shamash's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 80386720^[9].
• Shamash's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 281363399^[10].
• Shamash's GND ID is recorded as 135959632^[11].
• Shamash's IdRef ID is recorded as 16103490X^[12].
• Shamash's Commons category is recorded as Shamash^[13].
• Shamash's said to be the same as is recorded as Shamash^[14].
• Shamash's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lpmm^[15].
• Shamash's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Semitic religion^[16].
• Shamash's worshipped by is recorded as Sumerian religion^[17].
• Shamash's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0068754^[18].
• Shamash's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0058427^[19].
• Shamash's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Shamash's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[21].
• Shamash's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Shamash^[22].
• Shamash's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as shamash^[23].
• Shamash's sibling is recorded as Ishtar^[24].
• Shamash's PACTOLS thesaurus ID is recorded as pcrt7n9tKNZWjs^[25].
• Shamash's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i86669^[26].
• Shamash's Lex ID is recorded as Shamash^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Shamash's father was Sin^[3]. His mother was Ningal^[4].

Personal Life

A child of Shamash was Sumugan^[5].

Why It Matters

Shamash draws 973 Wikipedia views per month (solar_deity category, ranking #2 of 18).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

FAQs

Who were Shamash's parents?

Shamash's father was Sin^[3]. Shamash's mother was Ningal^[4].