Inshushinak

Inshushinak (Linear Elamite: i-n-shu-sh-na-k, Cuneiform: 𒀭𒈹𒂞𒆠, dinšušinakki;[1] possibly from Sumerian en-šušin-a[k], "lord of Susa"[2]) was one of the major gods of the Elamites and the protector deity of Susa. The ziggurat at Choqa Zanbil is dedicated to him.

Deities of the ancient Near East
Ancient Egyptian
Arabian
Levantine (Canaanite)
Elamite
Mesopotamian
Religions of the ancient Near East
Bull-man protecting a palmtree, Decorative brick panel from the outer wall of a temple to Inshushinak at Susa (12th century BC)

References
  • Potts, Daniel T. (1999). The Archaeology of Elam: formation and transformation of an ancient Iranian state (PDF). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 0-521-56358-5.
  • Hinz, Walther (October 1965). "The Elamite God d.Gal". Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 24 (4, Erich F. Schmidt Memorial Issue, Pt. two): 351–354. doi:10.1086/371831. JSTOR 543645.
  • Choksy, Jamsheed K. (2002). "In reverence for deities and submission to kings: A few gestures in ancient Near Eastern societies". Iranica Antiqua. 37: 7–29. doi:10.2143/IA.37.0.116.

Footnotes
  1. "Sumerian Dictionary". oracc.iaas.upenn.edu.
  2. Sahala, Aleksi: Sumerian phonology – Current state of its study. Part 1: Vowels (p. 4). Academia, updated 11.9.2015. Accessed 23.7.2020.


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