Babylon (as Adad)
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Babylon (as Adad) refers to the Mesopotamian storm god Adad in his Babylonian cultic form, where he was venerated as a major deity of thunder, rain, and fertility.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian deity
ⓘ
fertility god ⓘ storm god ⓘ thunder god ⓘ weather god ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal | bull ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Adad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls |
lightning
ⓘ
rainfall ⓘ thunderstorms ⓘ winds ⓘ |
| cultAspect | Babylonian form of Adad ⓘ |
| culticFormOf | Adad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Babylonian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamian ⓘ |
| domain |
agriculture
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ rain ⓘ storms ⓘ thunder ⓘ |
| equatedWith | Ishkur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionInPantheon |
guarantor of agricultural fertility
ⓘ
regulator of weather ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
good harvests
ⓘ
protection from destructive storms ⓘ timely rains ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | both beneficent and destructive ⓘ |
| provides |
abundant harvests
ⓘ
fertile soil ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| role |
bringer of life-giving rain
ⓘ
protector of crops ⓘ punisher through storms ⓘ |
| symbol |
bull
ⓘ
lightning bolt ⓘ storm clouds ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
giver of abundance
ⓘ
lord of storms ⓘ major deity ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType |
state cult
ⓘ
temple cult ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.