The God Ṣalmu and the Winged Disk

The stelae from Teima. Ṣalmu in god lists. The god Ṣalmu in the Late Bronze Age. The gods Ṣalmu and Ṣalmu-šarri in the Late Assyrian Period. Ṣalmu-šarri in legal texts: promissory oaths. The deity Adêšu. Hebrew <i>‘edūṯ</i> and Phoenician <i>’dt</i> (?). Ṣalmu as a divine emb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dalley, Stephanie
Format: Print Article
In:Iraq
Year: 1986, Volume: 48, Pages: 85-101, 2 fig, 3 tables
KeiBi Identifier:48:488
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Summary:The stelae from Teima. Ṣalmu in god lists. The god Ṣalmu in the Late Bronze Age. The gods Ṣalmu and Ṣalmu-šarri in the Late Assyrian Period. Ṣalmu-šarri in legal texts: promissory oaths. The deity Adêšu. Hebrew <i>‘edūṯ</i> and Phoenician <i>’dt</i> (?). Ṣalmu as a divine emblem on which oaths were sworn. Ṣalmu as an iconographical term in Akkadian texts. Ṣalmu and Ṣalmu-šarri in personal names. Ṣalmu and Ṣalmu-šarri: conclusions. The title <sup>d</sup>UTU<sup><i>šī</i></sup> (<i>šamšī</i>). The winged disk with kings. Conclusion