Ishum
Americannoun
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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
The longest of these contains an address to Dibbarra by his faithful attendant Ishum, in which the power of the war-god is praised and some of his deeds recounted.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
Among these, three require mention here: Dibbarra, Gibil, and Ishum.
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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