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Utu
The sun god and the judge of what the day touches: the god travellers and the wronged called on first, and Gilgamesh's ally against Humbaba.
𒀭𒌓dUTUthe sun, and the judge of what it touches
- Akkadian:
- Shamash
- Epithets:
- he who sees everything the day touches; the judge; the traveller's god.
- Kin:
- son of Nanna; twin brother of Inanna.
In the myths:
sun and justice; the god travellers and the wronged called on first; aids Gilgamesh against Humbaba in the Epic.
Attested, and retold
Where the chronicle adds a layer
Everything above is the attested record, with its sources. Chronicles of Uruk also tells a story on top of this figure, and that layer is ours rather than Sumer's. It belongs to the story, so this page marks that it exists and does not describe it. You will meet it in play, or not at all.
Sources
The pages this entry is drawn from. ORACC and ETCSL are the scholarly editions; the rest are general references.
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