Shivini
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Shivini, a drawing based on an image on an object (a belt) from the History Museum of Armenia
Shivini which is Utu in Sumeria, Shivini in Hinduism, Mithra in Mithraism, Ra in Egypt while the Armenians called him Artinis[1] was a solar god in the mythology of the Armenian kingdom of Urartu. He is the third god in a triad with Khaldi and Theispas. The Assyrian god Shamash is a counterpart to Shivini. He was depicted as a man on his knees, holding up a solar disc. His wife was most likely a goddess called Tushpuea who is listed as the third goddess on the Mheri-Dur inscription.[2]
Gallery
- Armenian postage stamp, 1993
- Shivini god
- Shivini's bronze caldron
- The caldron's bronze-sculpted handle
References
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