Nahhunte
Elamite · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Elamite sun-god and divinity of justice, counterpart of Mesopotamian Shamash; common in royal theophoric names.
Domains
- sun
- justice
Powers
- Uphold cosmic justice as the king's earthly executor
- Bring forth daylight as the rising sun
- Bringing forth life as the rising sun
Relations
- equated with: UtuNahhunte is the standard Elamite counterpart of Shamash — sun-god and guarantor of justice and contracts, common in royal oaths. The Elamite god lacks Shamash's netherworld passage mythology.W. Hinz, The Lost World of Elam (1972) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Old Elamite treaty of Naram-Sin; Elamite theophoric royal names (primary); Encyclopaedia Iranica, ELAM vi. Elamite religion (secondary)