"Shamash" meaning in All languages combined

See Shamash on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Akkadian Šamaš, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *śamš-. Compare shin. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|akk|Šamaš}} Akkadian Šamaš, {{uder|en|sem-pro|*śamš-}} Proto-Semitic *śamš-, {{m|en|shin|}} shin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shamash
  1. The sun god and god of justice in Babylonia and Assyria, corresponding to Sumerian Utu. Wikipedia link: Shamash Categories (topical): Akkad, Babylonia, Mesopotamian deities Synonyms: Šamaš

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