Lord of Ur

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Lord of Ur is an epithet of the Mesopotamian moon god Nanna (also known as Sin), highlighting his role as the chief deity and divine patron of the ancient city of Ur.

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Lord of Ur canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
religious title
appearsIn Mesopotamian religious texts
Sumerian hymns
associatedTemple E-kishnugal NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ziggurat of Ur NERFINISHED
associatedWithCity Ur NERFINISHED
connectedTo royal ideology of Ur
describesRole chief deity of Ur
divine patron of Ur
emphasizesAttribute patronage of the city of Ur
supreme status among Ur’s gods
hasAspect political authority over Ur
religious supremacy in Ur
hasDeityType moon god
hasDomain ancient Near Eastern religion
honorificFor Nanna NERFINISHED
Sin NERFINISHED
languageOfOrigin Sumerian NERFINISHED
refersTo Nanna NERFINISHED
Sin NERFINISHED
region southern Mesopotamia
relatedConcept city god
tutelary deity
timePeriod 3rd millennium BCE and later
titleOf Mesopotamian moon god
usedInCulture Sumerian culture
usedInReligion Mesopotamian religion
veneratedBy inhabitants of Ur
worshipContext cult of Nanna in Ur

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Nanna title Lord of Ur