Ḫalki
deity earth Hittite single tradition · 3
Ḫalki was one of the gods of Kanesh, grouped together with other deities in later Hittite sources.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Grouped with other gods of Kanesh in later Hittite sources.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kasmilos, Kaberoi, Dark Gods, Telepinu, Kattaḫḫa, Ḫasammili, Kammamma, Kataḫzipuri, Ziparwa, Ḫilanzipa, Gulzannikeš, Uliliyantikeš, Lelwani, Zilipuri, Ḫašamili, Dagan, Teshub, Sun goddess of the Earth, Tarḫunna
- syncretized with
- Kumarbi
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“He was also grouped with other "gods of Kanesh", such as Ḫalki, Pirwa and Maliya, in later Hittite sources.”
#34542 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Feliu’s criticism of this characterization is supported by Alfonso Archi, who points out the ear symbol is not used elsewhere, and might only represent a play on words referencing the scribal convention of using the name of dissimilar Hittite deity Ḫalki as a logogram designating Kumarbi.”
#39107 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The festival itself involved favourable deities, such as Tarḫunna, Telepinu, Kattaḫḫa, Ḫalki and Ḫasammili, and during it the priests of the Dark Gods, of Telepinu and of Kattaḫḫa acted together.”
#39587 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001