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Hurrian religion forms one of the best attested influences upon Hittite religion. The Hurrian pantheon is depicted in the rock reliefs from the Hittite sanctuary at Yazılıkaya, which dates to the thirteenth century BCE. Hittite scribes also translated many Hurrian myths into their own language, possibly relying on oral versions passed down by ...
However, she does not appear in this role in any Hurrian myths. [221] In Hurrian sources she could be referred to as Pidenḫi, in reference to her cult center Piten, [219] also known as Bitin. [95] Šarrēna: Various [222] Šarrēna was a term collectively applied to deified kings in Hurrian culture. [222]
Hurrian primeval deities were regarded as an early generation of gods in Hurrian mythology. A variety of Hurrian, Hittite and Akkadian labels could be used to refer to them. They were believed to inhabit the underworld, where they were seemingly confined by Teshub. Individual texts contain a variety of different listings of primeval deities ...
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.
The Hurrian Earth and Heaven were also incorporated into the Mesopotamian pantheon. [12] Their names are written as d ḫa-mur-nim and d ḫa-a-a-šum in the Marduk Prophecy. [6] [13] They are transcribed as either Hahharnum and Hayyashum, [13] Hamurnu and Hayašu [12] or Ḫamurni and Ḫayašu. [14]
He is only known from the Song of Ullikummi, which is one of the few Hurrian texts offering a view of this culture's cosmology. [1] It was believed that Upelluri was already alive during the separation of heaven and earth, which were placed on his back, [ 2 ] and that he lived in the "Dark Earth," the Hurrian underworld . [ 3 ]
In Hittite mythology, Illuyanka was a serpentine dragon slain by Tarḫunz (d IM), the Hittite incarnation of the Hurrian god of sky and storm. [1] It is known from Hittite cuneiform tablets found at Çorum-Boğazköy, the former Hittite capital Hattusa.
Namni and Ḫazzi understood as deities play no role in any of the myths considered to be a part of the so-called Kumarbi Cycle. [14] However, the mountain Ḫazzi is the residence of Teššub in the Song of Ḫedammu [ 24 ] and in the Song of Ullikummi he observes the eponymous monster from its peak.