Sîn-Šamaš Temple
One of the temples in the citadel of Nineveh that was dedicated to the moon-god Sîn and the sun-god Šamaš. Its Sumerian ceremonial name is not preserved in extant cuneiform sources and its exact location remains unknown. The temple is generally believed to have been east of the temples of Ištar (Emašmaš) and Nabû (Ezida) and south of the North Palace (palace of Ashurbanipal).
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Sîn-Šamaš Temple
One of the temples in the citadel of Nineveh that was dedicated to the moon-god Sîn and the sun-god Šamaš. Its Sumerian ceremonial name is not preserved in extant cuneiform sources and its exact location remains unknown. The temple is generally believed to have been east of the temples of Ištar (Emašmaš) and Nabû (Ezida) and south of the North Palace (palace of Ashurbanipal).
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George 2004 170 number 1414
RINAP 3 Sennacherib 036 (Q003510)
RINAP 3/1 21
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012 (Q003241)
RINAP 5 Ashurbanipal 010 (Q003709)
RLAss 9 410
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One of the temples in the cita ...... lace (palace of Ashurbanipal).
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bīt Sîn Ningal Šamaš u Aya
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