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Utu / Šamaš, the Sun-God of Justice

Nothing hides from the sun — so the god who sees all became the judge of all.

Because the sun looks down on everything, the sun-god Utu — Shamash in Akkadian — became the great god of justice. He sees what is hidden, exposes the liar, upholds the oath, and protects the traveller, the widow, and the orphan. Kings present their law collections as given under his authority; on the famous stele the Laws of Hammurabi are shown received from Shamash. He is also the god invoked in divination, since the one who sees all can answer the diviner's question about what is true and what will come.

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An adab (?) to Utu for Šulgi (Šulgi Q)

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Letter from Sîn-iddinam to the god Utu

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A hymn to Utu (Utu B)

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A praise poem of Išme-Dagan (Išme-Dagan A + V)

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