Inshushinak
Inshushinak (𒀭𒈹𒂞𒆠, dinšušinakki;[1] possibly from Sumerian en-šušin-a[k], "lord of Susa"[2]) was one of the major gods of the Elamites and the protector deity of Susa. The ziggurat at Choqa Zanbil is dedicated to him.
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References
- Potts, Daniel T. (1999). The Archaeology of Elam: formation and transformation of an ancient Iranian state (PDF). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 0-521-56358-5.
- Hinz, Walther (October 1965). "The Elamite God d.Gal". Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 24 (4, Erich F. Schmidt Memorial Issue, Pt. two): 351–354. doi:10.1086/371831. JSTOR 543645.
- Choksy, Jamsheed K. (2002). "In reverence for deities and submission to kings: A few gestures in ancient Near Eastern societies". Iranica Antiqua. 37: 7–29. doi:10.2143/IA.37.0.116.
Footnotes
- ^ "Sumerian Dictionary". oracc.iaas.upenn.edu.
- ^ Sahala, Aleksi: Sumerian phonology – Current state of its study. Part 1: Vowels (p. 4). Academia, updated 11.9.2015. Accessed 23.7.2020.
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