ID: 901002171 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002171	Record Type: Character/Person

	Utu (Mesopotamian deity)

Note: In Mesopotamian religion, the god of the sun, who, with the moon god, Sin and Ishtar, the goddess of Venus, was part of an astral triad of divinities. He exercised the power of light over darkness and evil. In this capacity he became known as the god of justice and equity and was the judge of both gods and men.

Names:

	Utu (Mesopotamian deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
	Shmash (Mesopotamian deity) (English)
	Shamash (Mesopotamian deity) (English)
	Šamaš (Mesopotamian deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Ancient Near-Middle Eastern iconography> (P)
		........<Ancient Near-Middle Eastern characters> (P)
		............Utu (Mesopotamian deity) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... Sun
	.....(Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy) (TGN)

Sources:

	Utu (Mesopotamian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses [online] (2011-)
	................Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004)
	Shmash (Mesopotamian deity)
	................Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004) 418
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Shamash (Mesopotamian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Šamaš (Mesopotamian deity)
	................Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses [online] (2011-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses [online] (2011-)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 16 July 2019
	................ Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004)