Shivini
Urartian · deity · historical · Recorded classification
Urartian sun-god, third of the supreme triad; receives temples and sacrifices alongside Haldi and Teisheba. Name possibly cognate with Hurrian Šimige; iconography centers on the winged solar disc and the shield as solar emblem.
Domains
- sun
Powers
- Bear the sun's light across the heavens
Epithets
- Shivini The sun-god of Urartu (cognate of Hurrian Shimige), third of the great triadUrartian royal inscriptions (Mher Kapısı) (primary)
Relations
- equated with: ShimigeUrartian 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: Meher Kapısı inscription (CTU A 3-1) (primary)