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Šamaš-išid-ummāni-kīn

a Pleiades name resource

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The Akkadian ceremonial name of the Šamaš Gate means "O Šamaš, Make Firm the Foundation(s) of the Troops!." This name is mentioned in Tablet V of the series Tintir = Babylon.

Romanized Name(s):
Šamaš-išid-ummāni-kīn

Name as attested:

Language:
Akkadian

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Neo-Assyrian/Babylonian Middle East (720–540 BC) (confident)

References:

See Further:

George 1992 66-67, 342-343

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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