The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . earth, and the deep watersaround and beneath the earth). Of little lower rank are the three gods, Sin,Shamash and Islitar. Sin, the Lord of the Moon(the local god of Ur in Babylonia and of Harranin Mesopotamia), is often called the father of ality; and in historical times, when the matriar-chate had been long forgotten, she was worshipedas the Lady of Fertility, especially in Uruk. Onthe
The popular and critical Bible encyclopædia and Scriptural dictionary, fully defining and explaining all religious terms, including biographical, geographical, historical, archaeological and doctrinal themes . earth, and the deep watersaround and beneath the earth). Of little lower rank are the three gods, Sin,Shamash and Islitar. Sin, the Lord of the Moon(the local god of Ur in Babylonia and of Harranin Mesopotamia), is often called the father of ality; and in historical times, when the matriar-chate had been long forgotten, she was worshipedas the Lady of Fertility, especially in Uruk. Onthe other hand, she reminds us of the Amazons,when as the Lady of the Battle (as she is oftencalled in the historical inscriptions) she rides ona leopard, bearing bow and arrows. The god Ramman, Lord of Wind, Thunderand Lightning, Rain and Storm, was importedin early times from the Syrian countries. Hischaracter is the same as that of the IsraeliticJahwe {Jehovah), the bull being ^ his animal,while he bears powerful horns on his head. The local god of Babylon was Marudnk. Un-der the famous king Khammurabi (2250 B. C.)his town become the capital of the country, andso Maruduks glory rose. As son of Ea he is. Priest Introducing Votaries to Shamash, the Sun God, in His Shrine. Shamash (the Sun). As some peasants still do,the Babylonians believed in the influence of themoonlight on the growth of plants, and so he isvenerated as Lord of Fertility; owing to themysterious transformations of his shape he isbelieved to be a mighty sorcerer, who createshimself, and, according to this, possesses sacredwisdom (Lord of Decrees). Shamash, Lord of the Sun, was the local godof Larsa and Sippar. In the morning the doorsof heaven are opened, and from between twomountains he drives in his carriage, guided byBunene, the charioteer. He is the great judge,the counselor of the gods, and as Lord of theSunlight he is a friendly power that frightensthe wicked. Ishtar, the Lady of Heaven, is identified with
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