Alalu
Alalu is one of the primeval deities in Hurro-Hittite tradition. They are part of a group referred to as ammatina enna, “divine grandfathers.” Alalu is one of the seven best attested deities belonging to this category.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Apantu, Napšara, Ammezzadu, Alla, Lamga, Wê, Qingu, Mummu, Epigeius, Elus, Zeus-Demarous, Hypsistos, Antü, Nara, Enlil, Ninlil, Minki, Namšara, Zulki, Ammunki, Ammizzadu, Tuḫuši, Amunki, ʽElyōn
- parent of
- Kumarbi
- serves
- Enmesharra
- enemy of
- Anu
- consort of
- Amizzadu
- allied with
- Amaza
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“When their individual names are listed in Hittite treaties, twelve of them are enumerated, with the exception of the treaty with Alaksandu, which lists only nine, namely Nara, Napšara, Amunki, Tuḫuši, Ammezzadu, Alalu, Kumarbi, Enlil and Ninlil.”
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“Alalu was worshiped in Emar, where he was known under a shortened form of the name, Alal. Texts which mention him were written in Akkadian. John Tracy Thames assumes that he was one of the few deities belonging to the local pantheon who were introduced to it from Mesopotamia”
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“In late sources, Alla is also attested in lists of so-called "seven conquered Enlils" alongside figures such as Mummu and Alalu.”
#38806 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5