ʿAṯtart ṣawwādatu
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ʿAṯtart ṣawwādatu, meaning 'ʿAṯtart the huntress', is the Northwest Semitic feminine variant of the South Arabian hunter god ʿAṯtar. This deity is mentioned in Ugaritic texts and shares the hunter aspect with ʿAṯtar. A parallel reference to the hunt of ʿAṯtart appears in a text from Emar.
When
- First attested
- 1400 BCE
- Attested period
- -1400 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Documented in Ugaritic texts and referenced in texts from Emar during the Late Bronze Age.
Relationships
- aspect of
- ʿAṯtar
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“This hunter aspect of ʿAṯtar is also present in his Northwest Semitic feminine variant, who is called ʿAṯtart ṣawwādatu (lit. 'ʿAṯtart the huntress') in one passage of an Ugaritic text.”
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