Inšušinak

Inšušinak ( Sumerian NIN.Šušinak "Lord of Susa"; NIN.MUŠ.EREN "Lord of the Cedar Land [Elam]") is one of the main deities in Elam and the main deity of Susa . Inšušinak is attested in almost all epochs of Elamite history, while other deities are only attested for short periods. Inšušinak had a ziggurat in Susa , which is only attested by inscriptions. The ziggurat of Tschoga Zanbil is also dedicated to him. In Susa it often appears in legal documents.

Inšušinak is equated with the Mesopotamian god Ninurta , a warrior god who was also the lord of fertility, growth, abundance of fish and spring floods, all prerequisites for rich harvests, which also fall within Inšušinak's area of responsibility. Inšušinak is also responsible for law and order and the well-being of the country. He is also the lord of the underworld and judge of the dead, which brings him close to the Mesopotamian god Nergal . Inšušinak has numerous epithets, which result from its meaning and its area of responsibility, such as "King of the Gods", "Father of the weak" and "Patron of the gods of heaven and earth". The snake connected to the underworld is the symbol of Inšušinak.

literature

Walther Hinz , In: Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Aräologie . Volume 3, de Gruyter, Berlin 1971, ISBN 3-11-003705-X , p. 546.
Volkert Haas , Heidemarie Koch : Religions of the ancient Orient. Hittites and Iran. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2011, ISBN 978-3-525-51695-9 .
Heidemarie Koch : Women and Snakes. The mysterious culture of the Elamites in ancient Iran. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz am Rhein 2007, ISBN 978-3-8053-3737-3 .

Web links

The religion of Elam (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: Religions of the ancient Orient. Hittites and Iran. Göttingen 2011, p. 64.
↑ Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: Religions of the ancient Orient. Hittites and Iran. Göttingen 2011, p. 64 f.
↑ Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: Religions of the ancient Orient. Hittites and Iran. Göttingen 2011, p. 65.
↑ Heidemarie Koch: Women and Snakes. The mysterious culture of the Elamites in ancient Iran. Mainz am Rhein 2007, p. 162.
↑ Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: Religions of the ancient Orient. Hittites and Iran. Göttingen 2011, p. 65.
↑ Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: Religions of the ancient Orient. Hittites and Iran. Göttingen 2011, p. 65.

[1] Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: Religions of the ancient Orient. Hittites and Iran. Göttingen 2011, p. 64.

[2] Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: Religions of the ancient Orient. Hittites and Iran. Göttingen 2011, p. 64 f.

[3] Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: Religions of the ancient Orient. Hittites and Iran. Göttingen 2011, p. 65.

[4] Heidemarie Koch: Women and Snakes. The mysterious culture of the Elamites in ancient Iran. Mainz am Rhein 2007, p. 162.

[5] Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: Religions of the ancient Orient. Hittites and Iran. Göttingen 2011, p. 65.

[6] Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: Religions of the ancient Orient. Hittites and Iran. Göttingen 2011, p. 65.