Šiwini

Šiwini was the sun god among the Urartians . He is mentioned above all in lists of gods and is one of the three most important main deities. Tušpuea appears as his Paredros , named after the Urartian capital Tušpa (today's name Van Kalesi ), where Šiwini had an important cult. Another sanctuary was in the valley of the Bendimahi Çay near Muradiye.

literature

• Joost Hazenbos : Sun God A.III.a. Urartian. In: Michael P. Streck (ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Aräologie . Volume 12, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2009–2011, ISBN 978-3-11-020384-4 , pp. 613–614.