Sîn

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Sîn is the Mesopotamian moon god, widely worshipped in ancient Babylonian and Assyrian religion.

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Label Occurrences
Sîn canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian god
deity
moon god
associatedConcept calendar
divination
omens
timekeeping
associatedSymbol crescent moon
horned headdress
associatedWithDeity Ishtar
linked to: Inanna

Shamash
astralAssociation Moon
centerOfCultFrom 3rd millennium BCE
child Inanna
Ishtar
linked to: Inanna

Shamash
Utu
consort Ningal
culture Akkadian
Assyrian
linked to: Assyrians

Babylonian
domain moon
night
equivalent Nanna
gender male
languageName Akkadian
Assyrian
majorCultCenter Harran
Ur
notableTemple E-gishnugal
E-hulhul
parent Enlil
Ninlil
regionOfWorship Mesopotamia
Upper Mesopotamia
southern Mesopotamia
religion Assyrian religion
Babylonian religion
Mesopotamian religion
roleInPantheon important astral deity
title He whose heart cannot be read
Lord of the Moon
worshippedBy Akkadians
Assyrians
Babylonians
Sumerians
linked to: Sumer
worshipPeriod Bronze Age
Iron Age

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nabonidus patronDeity Sîn