Sin

Summary

Sin is a lunar deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 6% of lunar_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (802 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sin's father was Enlil^[3].
• Sin's mother was Ninlil^[4].
• Among Sin's spouses was Ningal^[5].
• A child of Sin was Shamash^[6].
• A child of Sin was Inanna^[7].
• A child of Sin was Nusku^[8].
• A child of Sin was Ningublaga^[9].
• A child of Sin was Numushda^[10].
• Sin's image is recorded as Khashkhamer seal moon worship.jpg^[11].
• Sin is recorded as male^[12].
• Sin's instance of is recorded as lunar deity^[13].
• Sin's IdRef ID is recorded as 161168086^[14].
• Sin's Commons category is recorded as Nanna (god)^[15].
• Sin's said to be the same as is recorded as Kusuh^[16].
• Sin's said to be the same as is recorded as Yarikh^[17].
• Sin's said to be the same as is recorded as Arma^[18].
• Sin's said to be the same as is recorded as Moon^[19].
• Sin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lq8l^[20].
• Sin's worshipped by is recorded as Mesopotamian mythology^[21].
• Sin's worshipped by is recorded as Sumerian religion^[22].
• Sin's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0062839^[23].
• Sin's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Sin's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Sin's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Sin-Mesopotamian-god^[26].
• Sin's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'und', 'text': '𒀭𒂗𒍪'}^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Sin's father was Enlil^[3]. His mother was Ninlil^[4].

Personal Life

Among Sin's spouses was Ningal^[5]. Children include Shamash^[6], a solar deity^[28]; Inanna^[7], a war deity^[29]; Nusku^[8], a god^[30]; Ningublaga^[9], a deity^[31]; and Numushda^[10], a deity^[32].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sin include Wilderness of him^[33], a territory^[34].

Why It Matters

Sin ranks in the top 6% of lunar_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (802 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for him include Wilderness of him^[33], a territory^[34].

FAQs

Who were Sin's parents?

Sin's father was Enlil^[3]. Sin's mother was Ninlil^[4].

Who was Sin married to?

Sin's spouses include Ningal^[5].