Definition of Samas

1. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Shamash) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Samas

1. sama [n] - See also: sama

Lexicographical Neighbors of Samas

zyophytes
zythem
zythepsaries
zythepsary
zythum
zythums
zyxin
zyxins
zyxt
zyzzyva
zyzzyvas
zzz
zzzs
zálesíite
zálesíites
Šamaš
Œchalia
Œcles
Œnanthe
Œneus
Œniadæ
Œnomaus
Œnophyta
Œnothera
Œnotria
Œnotrus
Œnoë
Œstridæ
’mong

Literary usage of Samas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Selected Babylonian Business and Legal Documents of the Ḫammurabi Period by Arthur Ungnad (1907)
"samas-iris (? 24 , 9) m.; uncertain. samas- ... reading uncertain. samas-seml m. samas- ... Sil(l)i-samas m. Siz(z)ü-na(wi)rat m. ..."

2. Babylonian Records in the Library of J. Pierpont Morganby John Pierpont Morgan, Clarence Elwood Keiser by John Pierpont Morgan, Clarence Elwood Keiser (1912)
"samas-rf'u-su-nu, s. of Nûr-samas, 69: 12. samas-sum- ... 69:14. 2. 42:14. samas-u-sf-zib, 37:10. samas- ..."

3. Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute, Or Philosophical by Victoria Institute (Great Britain) (1896)
"He could save (SamaS- ... confirm one's name (samas-sum-ukin)^ or direct it (SamaS-sum- ... ''Good is the protection of the Sungod," and llti-samas- ..."

4. The Chaldean Account of Genesis: Containing the Description of the Creation by George Smith (1880)
"samas.—The eagle caught. —Eats the serpent.—Anger of Birds.—Etana.—Seven gods. ... Judgment of samas.—His show of sorrow.—His punishment.—Speech of . fox. ..."

5. Images, Power, and Politics: Figurative Aspects of Esarhaddon's Babylonian by Barbara N. Porter (1993)
"1 and 11-12), while samas-sumu-ukin is not even mentioned. Only at the very end, in the colophon to the text (ll. 666- 670), is the document finally ..."

6. The Ancient Hebrew Tradition as Illustrated by the Monuments: A Protest by Fritz Hommel (1897)
"Storm-god is the creator of mankind, Sin-kalama-idi= Sin knows everything, Mannu-shanin-samas = Who can contend against samas? ..."

7. Selected Babylonian Business and Legal Documents of the Ḫammurabi Period by Arthur Ungnad (1907)
"samas-iris (? 24 , 9) m.; uncertain. samas- ... reading uncertain. samas-seml m. samas- ... Sil(l)i-samas m. Siz(z)ü-na(wi)rat m. ..."

8. Babylonian Records in the Library of J. Pierpont Morganby John Pierpont Morgan, Clarence Elwood Keiser by John Pierpont Morgan, Clarence Elwood Keiser (1912)
"samas-rf'u-su-nu, s. of Nûr-samas, 69: 12. samas-sum- ... 69:14. 2. 42:14. samas-u-sf-zib, 37:10. samas- ..."

9. Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute, Or Philosophical by Victoria Institute (Great Britain) (1896)
"He could save (SamaS- ... confirm one's name (samas-sum-ukin)^ or direct it (SamaS-sum- ... ''Good is the protection of the Sungod," and llti-samas- ..."

10. The Chaldean Account of Genesis: Containing the Description of the Creation by George Smith (1880)
"samas.—The eagle caught. —Eats the serpent.—Anger of Birds.—Etana.—Seven gods. ... Judgment of samas.—His show of sorrow.—His punishment.—Speech of . fox. ..."

11. Images, Power, and Politics: Figurative Aspects of Esarhaddon's Babylonian by Barbara N. Porter (1993)
"1 and 11-12), while samas-sumu-ukin is not even mentioned. Only at the very end, in the colophon to the text (ll. 666- 670), is the document finally ..."

12. The Ancient Hebrew Tradition as Illustrated by the Monuments: A Protest by Fritz Hommel (1897)
"Storm-god is the creator of mankind, Sin-kalama-idi= Sin knows everything, Mannu-shanin-samas = Who can contend against samas? ..."

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