"When a man comes forward as a witness, saying: "Let me tell you what I know about him", but does not know the relevant information, it is an abomination to Suen."
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A variant names Utu instead of Suen.
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Utu
( rendition of Sumerian dUD 𒀭𒌓 "Sun") later worshipped by peoples as Shamash (Akkadian šamaš "Sun" is to Phoenician: 𐤔𐤌𐤔 šmš, Classical Syriac: ܫܡܫܐ šemša, Hebrew: שֶׁמֶשׁ šemeš and Arabic: شمس šams) was the ancient Mesopotamian god of the sun, justice, morality, and truth, and the twin brother of the goddess Inanna, the Queen of Heaven. His main temples were in the citi
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