Shara (god)

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Ushumgal, priest of the deity Šara, on the Stele of Ushumgal (circa 2900-2700 BCE).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Votive plaque celebrating the construction of a platform for god Šara, by Queen Bara-irnun of Umma (c. 2370 BCE), Louvre Museum.^[5]

In Sumerian religion Shara, Šara (Sumerian: ��, ^dšara₂, ^dšara,) is a minor god of war, mainly identified with the city of Umma, north-east of Unug (Uruk). He is identified in some texts as the son of Inanna (Ishtar).

References

^ "Stele of Ushumgal". www.metmuseum.org.
^ Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2003. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-58839-043-1.
^ "Ushumgal Stele CDLI". cdli.ox.ac.uk.
^ Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (2018). A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75. John Wiley & Sons. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4051-8898-2.
^ « Plaque votive en forme de barbe », description sur Louvre.fr

Sources

Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002 Shara Katz, God of Drew

[MET-1] "Stele of Ushumgal". www.metmuseum.org.

[2] Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2003. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-58839-043-1.

[USCDLI-3] "Ushumgal Stele CDLI". cdli.ox.ac.uk.

[4] Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (2018). A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75. John Wiley & Sons. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4051-8898-2.

[barairnum-5] « Plaque votive en forme de barbe », description sur Louvre.fr

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