Gods: Ishtar, Shamash, Ea
In response to his prayers, the god Shamash directs Etana to seek out an eagle that has been trapped in a pit by a serpent.
"Shamash, may I behold the plant of birth, Show me the plant of birth, Bring to me the power of its fruit, Grant me a son."
"'Shamash (the sun) made the moment determined, and he announced it in these terms:--"In the evening I will cause it to rain abundantly from heaven; enter into the vessel and close the door."--The fixed Moment had arrived, which he announced in these terms:--"In the evening I will cause it to rain abundantly from heaven."--When the evening of that day arrived, I was afraid,--I entered into the vessel and shut my door.--In shutting the vessel, to Buzur-shadi-rabi, the pilot,--I confided this dwelling, with all that it contained.
Anu was represented by the number 60, Enlil by 50, Ea by 40, Sin, the moon god, by 30, Shamash by 20, Ishtar by 15, and Adad, the god of storms, by 6.
Connected to Sippar [coordinates n="33.0583" e="44.2569" z="6"], a city dedicated to the sun god Shamash.
It was not primarily or consistently the sun god; the sun god was Shamash (Utu in Sumerian).)
Utū/Shamash: Utū is the Sun god in Sumerian and Akkadian mythology, while Shamash is the corresponding deity in Babylonian and Assyrian mythology.
Shamash - God of the sun and justice
Shamash - God of the sun, justice, and truth