Shulmanu
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Shulmanu is a god of the underworld, fertility, and war. He was worshipped by the Babylonians, Akkadians, and the western Semitic
peoples. Shulmanu was found in Assyria
circa 1400 BC to 700 BC and is known from Bronze Age inscriptions at Sidon
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Semitic
In linguistics and ethnology, Semitic was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages...
peoples. Shulmanu was found in Assyria
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
circa 1400 BC to 700 BC and is known from Bronze Age inscriptions at Sidon
Sidon
Sidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah...
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