bēl mīšari (lord of justice)

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bēl mīšari (“lord of justice”) is an epithet of the Mesopotamian sun god Shamash that emphasizes his role as the divine guarantor of law, truth, and righteous judgment.

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bēl mīšari (lord of justice) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf divine epithet
theonymic title
associatedWithCity Larsa
Sippar
associatedWithConcept divine law
legal procedure
oath-taking
truth-telling
associatedWithCulture Mesopotamian religion
associatedWithRegion Mesopotamia
contrastedWithConcept false testimony
injustice
oppression in legal affairs
deityFunctionHighlighted judge of gods and humans
protector of the weak in legal matters
emphasizesAspectOfDeity justice
law
righteous judgment
truth
epithetOf Mesopotamian sun god
Shamash
language Akkadian
linkedRitualSphere judicial divination
oracular consultation
partOfReligiousSystem Mesopotamian pantheon
refersToDeity Shamash
relatedTerm mīšarum (justice, equity)
roleOfDeity divine guarantor of justice
divine guarantor of law
divine guarantor of righteous judgment
divine guarantor of truth
semanticField cosmic justice
judicial authority
legal order
timePeriod Middle Babylonian period
linked to: Middle Babylonian

Neo-Babylonian period
Old Babylonian period
translation lord of justice
usedInContext hymns to Shamash
legal texts
prayers
royal inscriptions
writingSystem cuneiform

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Shamash cultTitle bēl mīšari (lord of justice)