bēl mīšari (lord of justice)

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bēl mīšari (“lord of justice”) is an epithet of the Mesopotamian sun god Shamash that emphasizes his role as the divine guarantor of law, truth, and righteous judgment.

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Label Occurrences
bēl mīšari (lord of justice) canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf divine epithet ⓘ
theonymic title ⓘ
associatedWithCity Larsa ⓘ
Sippar ⓘ
associatedWithConcept divine law ⓘ
legal procedure ⓘ
oath-taking ⓘ
truth-telling ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Mesopotamia ⓘ
contrastedWithConcept false testimony ⓘ
injustice ⓘ
oppression in legal affairs ⓘ
deityFunctionHighlighted judge of gods and humans ⓘ
protector of the weak in legal matters ⓘ
emphasizesAspectOfDeity justice ⓘ
law ⓘ
righteous judgment ⓘ
truth ⓘ
epithetOf Mesopotamian sun god ⓘ
Shamash ⓘ
language Akkadian ⓘ
linkedRitualSphere judicial divination ⓘ
oracular consultation ⓘ
partOfReligiousSystem Mesopotamian pantheon ⓘ
refersToDeity Shamash ⓘ
relatedTerm mīšarum (justice, equity) ⓘ
roleOfDeity divine guarantor of justice ⓘ
divine guarantor of law ⓘ
divine guarantor of righteous judgment ⓘ
divine guarantor of truth ⓘ
semanticField cosmic justice ⓘ
judicial authority ⓘ
legal order ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Babylonian period ⓘ
linked to: Middle Babylonian

Neo-Babylonian period ⓘ
Old Babylonian period ⓘ
translation lord of justice ⓘ
usedInContext hymns to Shamash ⓘ
legal texts ⓘ
prayers ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ
writingSystem cuneiform ⓘ

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

Shamash → cultTitle → bēl mīšari (lord of justice) ⓘ