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Goddess of the Night (Sumerian: 𒀭𒈪, DINGIR.GE 6 [1]) was a deity worshiped in the Hurrian kingdom of Kizzuwatna, and later also in Šamuḫa in the Hittite Empire. Only the logographic writing of her name is known, and multiple attempts at identifying her have been made.
The name of Šala, a goddess who was the wife of the Mesopotamian weather god Adad, is assumed to be derived from the Hurrian word šāla, "daughter." [ 292 ] She might also be attested in the treaty between Šuppiluliuma I and Šattiwaza, [ 143 ] but according to Daniel Schwemer it is possible that this is a scribal mistake and the goddess ...
Another possible dyad was the Kizzuwatnean "Goddess of the Night" and Pinikir, [99] a deity of Elamite origin originally worshiped in Susa [100] who most likely was incorporated into the Hurrian pantheon via a Mesopotamian intermediary, possibly as early as in the third millennium BCE. [55]
Primordial deities were associated with Kumarbi, [21] a high ranking Hurrian god. [22] They appear as his allies in myths. [23] They could also be linked with Allani, [21] a goddess regarded as the queen of the underworld. [12] In Hittite sources, they might instead appear alongside the Sun goddess of the Earth, [24] who was identified with her ...
While primarily referred to as a goddess, [20] Šauška had both a feminine and masculine aspect and in reliefs from the Yazılıkaya sanctuary appears twice, once among the gods, accompanied also by her handmaidens Ninatta and Kulitta, and once among goddesses. [28] A Hurrian ritual text separately mentions offerings to "male attributes" and ...
Foundation tablet. Dedication to God Nergal by Hurrian king Atalshen, king of Urkish and Nawar, Habur Bassin, circa 2000 BC. Louvre Museum AO 5678. "Of Nergal the lord of Hawalum, Atal-shen, the caring shepherd, the king of Urkesh and Nawar, the son of Sadar-mat the king, is the builder of the temple of Nergal, the one who overcomes opposition.
In the text RS 24.261, which documents a ritual combining Hurrian and Ugaritic elements focused on Šauška and closely associated local goddess Ashtart, [19] Ninatta and Kulitta are listed in sequence as recipients of offerings twice, once after an unidentified deity and before Nupatik, and once after Nikkal and before Adamma.
Nyx, goddess and personification of the night; Selene, Titaness goddess and personification of the moon; Thanatos, the personification of death, the son of Nyx and Erebus and twin brother of Hypnos; Roman. Diana Trivia, goddess of the hunt, the moon, crossroads, equivalent to the Greek goddesses Artemis and Hecate; Latona, mother goddess of day ...