É (temple)
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É is the Sumerian word or symbol for house or temple.
Wall plaque showing libations by devotees and a naked priest, to a seated god and a temple. Ur, 2500 BCE.
Shara (god)
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Shara was a Mesopotamian god associated with the city of Umma and other nearby settlements. He was chiefly regarded as the tutelary deity of this area, responsible for agriculture, animal husbandry, a
Stele depicting a man named Ushumgal, described as a priest of Shara, dated to the first stage of the Early Dynastic Period (c. 2900-2700 BCE). Presently in the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Votive plaque of queen Bara-irnun. Louvre.