Shara
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Shara is an ancient Mesopotamian deity, primarily known as the warrior god and tutelary divine figure associated with the city-state of Umma in Sumer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shara canonical | 2 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian deity
ⓘ
Sumerian god ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod |
Akkadian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | city-state of Umma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedAs | theophoric element in personal names ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Umma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Mesopotamian religion
ⓘ
Sumerian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
city protection
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| function |
city-god of Umma
ⓘ
military protection ⓘ protector of Umma ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
martial character
ⓘ
protective nature ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Sumerian inscriptions
ⓘ
royal inscriptions from Umma ⓘ |
| pantheon |
Mesopotamian pantheon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
ancient Mesopotamia
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religiousRole | patron of rulers of Umma ⓘ |
| role |
tutelary deity
ⓘ
warrior god ⓘ |
| title |
tutelary god of Umma
ⓘ
warrior of Umma ⓘ |
| worshipContinuity | early Sumerian to later Mesopotamian periods ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ Umma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType |
local city cult
ⓘ
state cult in Umma ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.