Hurrian religion
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Hurrian religion was the polytheistic belief system of the ancient Hurrians of the Near East, featuring a pantheon of storm, sky, and underworld deities and influencing neighboring cultures such as the Hittites and Mitanni.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hurro-Urartian mythology | 1 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Near Eastern religion
ⓘ
polytheistic religion ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Mitanni kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Hurrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreCity |
Arrapha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kizzuwatna NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuzi NERFINISHED ⓘ Urkesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Hittite archives at Hattusa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ texts from Ugarit ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
divine assembly
ⓘ
oath deities ⓘ underworld judgment ⓘ |
| hasCulticCenter |
high places
ⓘ
temples ⓘ |
| hasCulticPractice |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
libations ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Allani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ea NERFINISHED ⓘ Hepat NERFINISHED ⓘ Ishtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumarbi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kushuh NERFINISHED ⓘ Nergal NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaushka NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimige NERFINISHED ⓘ Teshub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
sky deities
ⓘ
storm god cults ⓘ underworld deities ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion |
Khabur River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syro-Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Euphrates region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| hasMyth |
Song of Hedammu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Song of Kumarbi NERFINISHED ⓘ Song of Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ Song of Ullikummi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMythCycle | Kumarbi cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualTextType |
festival descriptions
ⓘ
incantations ⓘ offering lists ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTheme |
conflict between storm god and older gods
ⓘ
cosmic kingship ⓘ succession myths among gods ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
2nd millennium BCE
ⓘ
3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hittite religion
ⓘ
Mitanni religion ⓘ Syrian cults ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anatolian religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian religion ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Allani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hepat NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumarbi NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaushka NERFINISHED ⓘ Teshub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Hurrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesDeitiesWith |
Hittite religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Hurrian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hurro-Urartian mythology