Suen

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Sumerian deity deity moon god

Suen is the Sumerian moon god, later known as Sin in Akkadian mythology, associated with the lunar cycle, wisdom, and divination.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Suen canonical	2
Amar-Suen	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sumerian deity ⓘ deity ⓘ moon god ⓘ
associatedWith	Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ calendars ⓘ divination ⓘ lunar cycle ⓘ omens ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
classification	Mesopotamian moon deity ⓘ
cultTitle	Father of the gods NERFINISHED ⓘ He whose heart is great ⓘ
culture	Akkadian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumerian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
domain	astral deity ⓘ
equivalent	Nanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	giver of omens ⓘ patron of diviners ⓘ protector of shepherds ⓘ regulator of time ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
iconography	crescent moon ⓘ horned headdress ⓘ
languageOfName	Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterDevelopedInto	Sin in Akkadian religion ⓘ
nameVariant	Nanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ
offspring	Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Utu NERFINISHED ⓘ
parent	Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninlil NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence	lunar months ⓘ night sky ⓘ
temple	E-gishnugal in Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ E-hul-hul in Harran NERFINISHED ⓘ
title	Lord of Wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshipCenter	Harran NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshipPeriod	1st millennium BCE ⓘ 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ

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

Sin → alsoKnownAs → Suen ⓘ

Nanna → nameVariant → Suen ⓘ

Amar-Sin → alternateName → Suen ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amar-Suen