Doug Holland@lemmy.world to Atheist Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · il y a 2 ansShamash is the one true god.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square152linkfedilinkarrow-up1731arrow-down132
arrow-up1699arrow-down1imageShamash is the one true god.lemmy.worldDoug Holland@lemmy.world to Atheist Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · il y a 2 ansmessage-square152linkfedilink
minus-squarefukurthumz420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·il y a 2 ansfun fact: although shamash is a sun and light deity, he is also considered an underworld god, and serves the queen of the dead, erishkigal, as a judge in her court.
minus-squareBrutticus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·il y a 2 ansShemesh is also the hebrew word for sun.
minus-squarefukurthumz420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·il y a 2 ansand shamhurish is the name for a mythical jinn king from pre islamic arabian folklore, who was also a judge.
minus-squarefukurthumz420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·il y a 2 ansit goes all the way back to proto-indo-european.
fun fact: although shamash is a sun and light deity, he is also considered an underworld god, and serves the queen of the dead, erishkigal, as a judge in her court.
Shemesh is also the hebrew word for sun.
and shamhurish is the name for a mythical jinn king from pre islamic arabian folklore, who was also a judge.
Coool
Maybe Semitic languages are related?
it goes all the way back to proto-indo-european.