temple of Shamash
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The temple of Shamash in Larsa was a major Mesopotamian sanctuary dedicated to the sun god Shamash, serving as an important religious and administrative center in the ancient city.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Shamash (Larsa) | 0 |
| sanctuary of Shamash | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian temple
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalType | temple complex ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
Hammurabi of Babylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rim-Sin I of Larsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
divine justice
ⓘ
sun god ⓘ urban center of Larsa ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culture |
Babylonian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
collection of offerings and taxes
ⓘ
management of temple estates ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| governedBy | priesthood of Shamash ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Larsa archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeityAspect |
god of law and justice
ⓘ
solar deity ⓘ |
| judicialRole |
oath-taking place
ⓘ
venue for legal decisions ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Larsa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| materialEvidence |
architectural remains
ⓘ
clay tablets ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| partOf | city of Larsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Old Babylonian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| region | southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important cult center in southern Mesopotamia
ⓘ
major sanctuary of Shamash ⓘ |
| sourceType |
administrative tablets
ⓘ
cuneiform texts ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative activities
ⓘ
legal and judicial procedures ⓘ rituals and offerings ⓘ worship of Shamash ⓘ |
| worshipTradition |
daily offerings
ⓘ
festivals of Shamash ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sanctuary of Shamash