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* Shamash is based on the Akkadian name of the ancient Mesopotamian [[wikipedia:Shamash|sun god of the same name]]. | |||
* The Sumerian king that he tutored, who is mentioned in his Research File, is a reference to the ancient Mesopotamian hero Gilgamesh, whom he acts as his divine patron in certain versions of the [[wikipedia:/Epic_of_Gilgamesh|''Epic of Gilgamesh'']]. | |||
** His Charge Skill Sha Naqba Imuru is a reference to the incipit of the same poem, which means "He who Saw the Abyss". | |||
* His Sacred Artifact's "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" principle reflects [[wikipedia:Eye_for_an_eye#In_Babylonian_law|reciprocal justice]], a legal principle that was codified in Babylonian and earlier Mesopotamian law codes, as well as Shamash's role as a divine judge in mythology. | |||
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