al-Uzzah
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Al-Uzzah is a North Arabian goddess from the south. At Petra the goddess from the north was syncretised with al-Uzzah, worshipped in the one temple.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 1930 – 1930
- Historical notes
- Identified by Nelson Glueck at Khirbet et-Tannûr, Jordan, in temple ruins of the early first century CE.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Atargatis
- co occurs with
- Hadad, Tyche, Artemis Azzanathkona
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“At Petra the goddess from the north was syncretised with a North Arabian goddess from the south al-Uzzah, worshipped in the one temple.”
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