Shivini

Shivini, a drawing based on an image on an object (a belt) from the History Museum of Armenia

Shivini which is Utu in Surmeria, Shivini in Hinduism, Mithra in Mithraism, Ra in Egypti while the Armenians called it Artinis Armenian ^[1] was a solar god in the mythology of the Urartu. He is the third god in a triad with Khaldi and Theispas. The Assyrian god Shamash is a counterpart to Shivini. He was depicted as a man on his knees, holding up a solar disc. His wife was most likely a goddess called Tushpuea who is listed as the third goddess on the Mheri-Dur inscription.^[2]

Gallery

Armenian postage stamp, 1993
Shivini god
Shivini's bronze caldron
The caldron's bronze-sculpted handle

References

↑ Turner, Patricia and Charles Coulter. Dictionary of Ancient Deities. Oxford Univ. Press US, 2001. pp. 71, 268, 399, 461.
↑ Piotrovsky, Boris B. (1969). The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure. Cowles Book Co. ISBN 0-214-66793-6.

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