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Sin was the moon god worshipped in ancient Mesopotamia, particularly important in the city of Ur where he was revered as a major deity. He mattered to the Mesopotamians because they believed he controlled the moon and its cycles, which affected their calendar, agriculture, and religious practices.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Nanna is referenced by 579 other articles, and connects out to Third Dynasty of Ur, list of Mesopotamian deities and epilepsy.
It sits within the topics Cattle deities, Harran and Justice gods.
Its subject is documented across 55 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lunar deity
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Ningal
- Child
- Numushda
- Father
- Enlil
- Mother
- Ninlil
- Image
- Khashkhamer seal moon worship.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Moon
Show 5 more facts
- time period
- ancient Near East
- Commons category
- Nanna (god)
- worshipped by
- Sumerian religion
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- 𒀭𒋀𒆠
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Sin var i mesopotamisk mytologi en gud som förknippades med månen och stadsstaten Ur. Han betraktades som son till Enlil och Ninlil. Hans sumeriska namn var Nanna.
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