Amat-Šamaš

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Amat-Šamaš was a Šamaš-Nadītum in Sippar . She was the daughter of Sumu-Addu and sister of Iltani , the queen of Karana . Her task in Sippar was constant prayer for her father's life - parallel to the task of Erišti-Aja , the princess of Mari .

literature

  • Stephanie Dalley: Mari and Karana. Two Old Babylonian Cities. Longman, London et al. 1984, ISBN 0-582-78363-1 , pp. 104 f.
  • Rivkah Harris: The nadītu-woman. In: RD Biggs et al. (Ed.): In: Studies presented to A. Leo Oppenheim, June 7, 1964. From the Workshop of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary. Oriental Institute of the University, Chicago IL 1964, p. 116 ff.
personal data
SURNAME Amat-Šamaš
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nadītum
DATE OF BIRTH around 19th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH around 19th century BC Chr.