Shara (god)

In Sumerian religion Shara, Šara (Sumerian: 𒀭𒁈, dšara2, dšara,) is a minor god of war, mainly identified with the city of Umma, north-east of Unug (Uruk). He is identified in some texts as the son of Inanna (Ishtar).

Šara
𒀭𒁈
Ushumgal, priest of the deity Šara, on the Stele of Ushumgal (circa 2900-2700 BCE).[1][2][3][4]
Votive plaque celebrating the construction of a platform for god Šara, by Queen Bara-irnun of Umma (c. 2370 BCE), Louvre Museum.[5]

References
  1. "Stele of Ushumgal". www.metmuseum.org.
  2. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2003. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-58839-043-1.
  3. "Ushumgal Stele CDLI". cdli.ox.ac.uk.
  4. Beaulieu, Paul-Alain (2018). A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75. John Wiley & Sons. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-4051-8898-2.
  5. « Plaque votive en forme de barbe », description sur Louvre.fr

Sources
  • Michael Jordan, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002 Shara Katz, God of Drew


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