Ishkur
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Ishkur is a Mesopotamian storm and rain god associated with thunder, fertility, and seasonal weather.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ishkur canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian god
ⓘ
rain god ⓘ storm god ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fertility
ⓘ
rain ⓘ seasonal weather ⓘ storms ⓘ thunder ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Babylon (as Adad)
ⓘ
Wukari ⓘ
surface form:
Karkara
Nippur ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| domain |
agricultural fertility
ⓘ
atmosphere ⓘ |
| epithet |
lord of abundance
ⓘ
lord of rain ⓘ lord who thunders ⓘ |
| equivalentTo | Adad ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
husband of Shala (in later tradition as Adad)
ⓘ
son of Anu (in some traditions) ⓘ son of Enlil (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| function |
destroyer through violent storms
ⓘ
protector of farmers through rain ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Near Eastern storm-god concepts ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Akkadian prayers
ⓘ
Mesopotamian omen texts ⓘ Sumerian hymns ⓘ |
| mergedWith |
Adad
ⓘ
surface form:
Adad in Akkadian tradition
|
| oftenDepictedWith |
lightning in his hands
ⓘ
stormy sky background ⓘ |
| pantheon |
Mesopotamian religion
ⓘ
surface form:
Akkadian pantheon
Sumerian religion ⓘ
surface form:
Sumerian pantheon
|
| religiousRole | intermediary between heavens and earth through rain ⓘ |
| role |
bringer of rain
ⓘ
controller of storms ⓘ provider of agricultural abundance ⓘ |
| symbol |
bull
ⓘ
lightning bolt ⓘ storm clouds ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Dynastic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia
Old Babylonian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Old Babylonian period
|
| worshippedIn |
Akkad
ⓘ
Assyria ⓘ Babylon ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Sumer ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.