Inshushinak
Inshushinak was one of the major gods of the Elamites and the protector deity of Susa. The ziggurat at Choqa Zanbil is dedicated to him.
Deities of the ancient Near East |
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Religions of the ancient Near East |
References
- Potts, Daniel T. (1999) The Archaeology of Elam: formation and transformation of an ancient Iranian state Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK ISBN 0-521-56358-5
- Hinz, Walther (October 1965) "The Elamite God d.Gal" Journal of Near Eastern Studies 24(4) (Erich F. Schmidt Memorial Issue, Pt. two) pp. 351-354
- Choksy, Jamsheed K. (2002) "In reverence for deities and submission to kings: A few gestures in ancient Near Eastern societies" Iranica Antiqua 37: pp. 7–29
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