The sick prayed to him to alleviate them from their demons and he was often seen as the dispenser of justice.
The sick prayed to him to alleviate them from their demons and he was often seen as the dispenser of justice. Many local deities became subservient to him as his cult grew, including Bunene, who became his chariot driver.* Nevertheless, Nergal and Ninurta retained their importance in their respective regions, becoming aspects of this god, rather than attendants. Along with Sin and Ishtar, he was part of a trinity representing the forces of earth, and it was to him that Hammurabi gave credit for his legal code. FTP, name this Babylonian sun god, who helps Gilgamesh defeat Hambaba.
The sick prayed to him to alleviate them from their demons and he was often seen as the dispenser of justice.
Shamash or Sama or Utu