Hurrian religion
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Hurrian religion was practiced by the Hurrians, a people who migrated from northwestern Iran and became influential in the Middle East during the 2nd millennium BCE. Their religious practices were later integrated into Hittite culture, particularly evident in the pantheon at Yazılıkaya.12
The Hurrian pantheon included a chief weather god, Teshub, who was associated with bulls and chariots. His consort was the goddess Hepat, who was identified with the Mesopotamian Ishtar. Their son, Sharruma, was also a storm god. Other deities included the sun god Shimegi and the moon god Kushuh. The Hurrians also revered impersonal forces like heaven and earth, as well as deities of mountains and rivers. Their mythology, though not extensively preserved in native texts, is known through Hittite and Ugaritic versions. Hurrian religious practices, including sacrifices and festivals, shared similarities with those of neighboring cultures.134
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- Anatolian religionReligions of the Hittites, Hattians, and Hurrians
In the southeast were the Hurrians, comparatively late arrivals from the region of Lake Urmia. The Hattians, whose language appears to have become extinct, were most probably the earliest inhabitants of the kingdom of Hatti itself.
Read MoreIn the southeast were the Hurrians, comparatively late arrivals from the region of Lake Urmia. The Hattians, whose language appears to have become extinct, were most probably the earliest inhabitants of the kingdom of Hatti itself.
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Syrian and Palestinian religionOther early gods… in northeastern Syria, where a Hurrian population was ruled by an Indo-Aryan aristocracy in the third quarter of the 2nd millennium. Little is known of the religion of the Hurrians beyond the names and general character of their chief gods: Teshub, a storm god, and his consort Hepat; their son,…
Read More… in northeastern Syria, where a Hurrian population was ruled by an Indo-Aryan aristocracy in the third quarter of the 2nd millennium. Little is known of the religion of the Hurrians beyond the names and general character of their chief gods: Teshub, a storm god, and his consort Hepat; their son,…
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