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bīt Šamaš

a Pleiades name resource

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The “everyday” Akkadian name for the Šamaš temple at Assur.

bīt Šamaš


Akkadian

geographic name

accurate

complete

Certain

  • Old Babylonian/Assyrian Mesopotamia (2000–1600 BC) (confident)
  • Later 2nd Millennium BC Mesopotamia (1600–1000 BC) (confident)
  • Early 1st Millennium BC Mesopotamia (1000-720 BC) (confident)
  • Neo-Assyrian/Babylonian Middle East (720–540 BC) (confident)

Evidence:

Pleiades