possibly among speakers of "proto-Akkadian" language who introduced him to southern Mesopotamia. According to the god list Anu ša amēli, Šamagan is equal to Sharshar, the god of the Sutean nomads. Associations with other deities Šumugan's wife was Ellamesi, regarded as the goddess of wool, though Frans Wiggermann notes that unlike another agricultural god, Dumuzi, he was generally not portrayed in romantic context. He was sometimes associated with Utu/Shamash, either as his son (for example in the god list An = Anum) or as a courtier. According to a seal inscription from Lagash, his sukkal (attendant deity) was Edinmugi (Sumerian: "he secured the plains"). In the god list An=Anu ša amēli multiple gods are described as aspects of Šumugan, including Martu and Šaršar, described as "Šumugan of the Suteans." In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the not yet civilized Enkidu is at one point described as "clothed (...) like Šakkan." In Hittite sources the logographic writing SUMUQAN (or GÌR) designates the deity . References Bibliography Mesopotamian gods Eblaite deities Agricultural gods Animal gods