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Both names, moreover, occur as parts of proper names in the age of Hammurabi. Malik i.e., ruler is one of the names frequently assigned to Shamash, just as the god's consort was known as Malkatu, but for all that Malik is not the same as Shamash. Accompanying the inscription of Nabubaliddin is a design representing the sun-god seated in his shrine.
Behind the altar sits a goddess who is probably  or Malkâtu, the consort of the sun-god.
In the great temple to Shamash at Sippar, there appear to have been several days that were marked by religious observances. These garments are given to Shamash, to his consort Malkatu, and to Bunene.
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