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Bookmark or Share- What Is the Shamash Candle for Hanukkah? - My Jewish LearningThe shamash is the candle used to light the other candles of the Hanukkah menorah. In Hebrew, shamash (pronounced shah-MAHSH) literally means “helper” (not to be confused with shemesh, which is spelled the same and means “sun”).
- Utu-Shamash - World History EncyclopediaUtu (also known as Shamash, Samas, and Babbar) is the Sumerian god of the sun and divine justice. He is the son of the moon god Nanna and the fertility goddess Ningal in the Sumerian tradition but was known as Shamash (Samas) to the Akkadians who claimed Anu or Enlil as his father.
- Shamash: The Sun God – Ancient Art - University of AlabamaShamash was the ancient Mesopotamian sun god. Known as Utu in the Sumerian tradition, he was the twin brother of Inanna and the son of the moon god, Nanna. In Akkadian culture he was called Šamaš, and was the son of Anu or Enlil and his wife was Aya (Black and Green, 182-4; Horry).
- Shamash: The Ancient Sumerian Sun God of Justice and MoralityShamash, the Mesopotamian sun god and arbiter of justice, played a crucial role in ancient Sumerian and Babylonian society. As part of a divine triad with his sister Inanna and moon god Nanna, Shamash traversed the sky by day in a chariot, observing human deeds, and judged the underworld by night.
- Shamash - WikipediaShamash (Akkadian: šamaš [a]), also known as Utu (Sumerian: d utu 𒀭𒌓 "Sun" [2]) was the ancient Mesopotamian sun god. He was believed to see everything that happened in the world every day, and was therefore responsible for justice and protection of travelers.
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