Studies in Third Millennium Sumerian and Akkadian Personal Names: The Designation and Conception of the Personal GodThe Sumerian and Akkadian Personal Names of the third Millennium show that the notion of a personal god, or personal gods exist from the earliest periods of Mesopotamian history. Although allusions figure more prominently in the Akkadian onomasticon than in the Sumerian, the idea is already well-rooted in both traditions at a very early date and presumably antedates extant written sources. |
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Akkadian appears ASBW attested Attribute-names attributes be-li brother child containing corresponding counterparts Deimel deity designation dingir dingir-mu divine Diyala dNanna Donbaz STT Drehem Durand Documents Elam employed epithet evidence example expressions fact Fara Pre-Sargonic Sargonic father functions Gelb gods Himrin III X X ilum individual interpretation Kang SACT king Kiš Lagaš Limet Anthroponymie Limet Documents Limet PUL lord lugal meaning Mesopotamian mother name-bearer name-types names Nippur Note Nuzi occurs onomasticon particular period personal god popular Pre-Sargonic Sargonic Pre-Sargonic Sargonic Ur predicate PSarg question reading reference relation religion represents royal Sarg Sargonic Ur III seal šeš simply Sippar specific Stamm suffix suggests Sumerian Sumerian names texts theophoric element tradition translation trust UET 9 Umma Ur III X usage writing