Allani

deity underworld Hurrian single tradition · 13

Allani is a Hurrian deity included in the kaluti (offering lists) dedicated to Ḫepat and formed part of her circle. She follows Ḫepat and her family on the reliefs from the Yazılıkaya sanctuary and is identified by name in accompanying inscriptions. She appears in a ritual alongside Mušuni and Ishara.

↻ synthesized from 13 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Hurrian and Hittite cuneiform sources.

Relationships

parent of
Ḫepat
consort of
Išḫara
allied with
Shuwala, dU.GUR

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Sources

Source passages

“Takitu, Hutena and Hutellura, Allani, Ishara, Shalash, Damkina... in one case she appears in a ritual alongside Allani and Ishara”

#9654 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Allani”

#12239 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“The Hurrian underworld goddess Allani was conflated with Ereshkigal in Mesopotamia, and with the Sun goddess of the Earth among the Hittites and Luwians. While Allani was originally introduced in Mesopotamia as an independent figure, receiving offerings in Ur during Shulgi's reign under the name Allatum”

#12527 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In an episode from the Song of Release the interpretation of which remains a matter of debate, the primordial deities sit with Teshub during a feast held for him in the underworld by Allani.”

#15003 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Her Hurrian equivalent was Allani and her Sumerian/Akkadian equivalent was Ereshkigal, both of which had a marked influence on the Hittite goddess from an early date. In the Neo-Hittite period, the Hattian underworld goddess, Lelwani was also syncretised with her.”

#16213 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001