Karkar
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Karkar was an ancient Mesopotamian city known as a major cult center of the storm god Adad.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Adad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | storm and rain cults ⓘ |
| countryInAntiquity | Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCharacter | important center of Adad’s worship ⓘ |
| cultTitleOfAdad | Adad of Karkar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTempleTo | Adad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deityTypeOfAdad |
storm god
ⓘ
weather god ⓘ |
| function |
cult center
ⓘ
pilgrimage destination ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Karkar of Adad
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ⓘ
Karkara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Karkarā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom | cuneiform sources ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Akkadian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCultCenterOf |
Adad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
storm god ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Akkadian texts
ⓘ
Assyrian royal inscriptions NERFINISHED ⓘ Babylonian scholarly texts ⓘ |
| period |
Bronze Age
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ⓘ
Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Assyrian cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole | regional center for weather-god worship ⓘ |
| statusInReligion | major cult center of Adad ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Adad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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