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Ishum

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[ee-shuhm] / ˈi ʃəm /

noun

  1. the Akkadian god of fire and the companion of Irra.


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At this point the tablet is defective, and when it again becomes intelligible we find Ishum describing an attack of Dibbarra upon another of the great centers of the Euphrates Valley—the city of Uruk.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

Ishum continues his narrative: The royal host was gathered together and entered the city.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

Dibbarra gives his consent to Ishum's plan: Go, Ishum, carry out the word thou hast spoken in accordance with thy desire.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

Sibi, collective personification of the seven evil spirits associated with Ishum, 533.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

Pa-sag, god, 51; "the leader of the land," 101; identity with Ishum, 101; lieutenant of Shamash, 107; in Gudea's pantheon, 106.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

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