Shimige

Hurrian sun-god, ally of Teshub; equated with Mesopotamian Shamash/Utu. In the Song of Ullikummi he is first to spot the stone monster and warn Teshub.

Domains

• sun

Powers

• Survey all the earth and spy hidden things

Relations

• equated with: UtuShimige is equated with Shamash/Utu — the all-seeing sun who reports what happens on earth (so in the Ullikummi song). Preserves solar justice and oversight; Shimige lacks Utu's netherworld judging.G. Wilhelm, The Hurrians (1989) (secondary)
• equated with: ShiviniReciprocal of urartian_shivini.equated-with — Urartian Shivini is the cognate of Hurrian Shimige, the sun-god, third of the Urartian triad. Same solar slot and related name; Shivini lacks Shimige's mythological role in the Kumarbi cycle.M. Salvini, Geschichte und Kultur der Urartäer (1995) (secondary)

Sources

• existence: Kumarbi Cycle (Songs of Ullikummi and Silver) (primary)