Sin (mythology)

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Sīn (Nannar)
God of the Moon
Sumerian Cylinder Seal of King Ur-Nammu.jpg
Impression of the cylinder seal of Ḫašḫamer, ensi (governor) of Iškun-Sin c. 2100 BC. The seated figure is probably king Ur-Nammu, bestowing the governorship on Ḫašḫamer, who is led before him by Lamma (protective goddess). Sin/Nannar himself is indicated in the form of a crescent.
PlanetMoon
SymbolBull, Crescent
Personal information
ConsortNingal
ChildrenShamash, Inanna
Reconstruction of the Ziggurat of Ur, the main shrine to Nannar, based on the 1939 reconstruction by Leonard Woolley (Ur Excavations vol. V, fig. 1.4)

Sīn /ˈsn/ or Suen (Akkadian: