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

Statements (48)

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

Shamash
astralAssociation Moon
centerOfCultFrom 3rd millennium BCE
child Inanna
Inanna
surface form: Ishtar

Shamash
Utu
consort Ningal
culture Akkadian
Assyrians
surface form: Assyrian

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 polytheism
surface form: Babylonian religion

Mesopotamian religion
roleInPantheon important astral deity
title He whose heart cannot be read
Lord of the Moon
worshippedBy Akkadians
Assyrians
Babylonians
Sumer
surface form: Sumerians
worshipPeriod Bronze Age
Iron Age

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Nabonidus patronDeity Sîn