Kittu
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Kittu is a Mesopotamian deity associated with truth and justice, traditionally regarded as a child or attendant of the sun god Shamash.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kittu canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian deity
ⓘ
deity of truth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Akkadian prayers
ⓘ
Mesopotamian hymns NERFINISHED ⓘ legal and divinatory texts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
justice
ⓘ
sun god Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| complementaryTo | Mīšaru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
attendant of Shamash
ⓘ
child of Shamash ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
guarantor of truthful speech
ⓘ
upholder of just verdicts ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | truth ⓘ |
| oftenMentionedWith | Mīšaru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOf | Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cosmic order
ⓘ
righteousness ⓘ |
| role | personification of truth ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
divine justice
ⓘ
judicial decisions ⓘ legal order ⓘ oaths ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Assyria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.