Sha·mash (shä mäsh )n. Mythology The sun god of Assyro-Babylonian religion, worshiped as the author of justice and compassion. [Akkadian  ama , absolute form of amu, sun; see m in Semitic roots.] |
Shamash [ˈʃɑːmæʃ]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) the sun god of Assyria and Babylonia
[from Akkadian: sun]
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| Noun | 1. |  Shamash - the chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings justice and compassionBabylon - the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia Assyria - an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq |
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