Belet Nagar

deity earth Hurrian single tradition · 3

Belet Nagar, meaning "Lady of Nagar," was the tutelary goddess of the ancient Syrian city Nagar (Tell Brak). She was worshiped by the Hurrians and in Mesopotamia. She was connected with kingship, though much about her role in ancient Near Eastern religions remains uncertain.

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When

First attested: 3000 BCE
Attested period: -3000 – -1200
Historical notes: Ancient Syrian tutelary goddess worshiped in the ancient Near East, particularly at Tell Brak.

Relationships

co occurs with: Allatum, Annunitum, Nanaya, Belet-Šuḫnir, Belet-Terraban, Dagan, Lagamal, Ikshudum, Šimige, Teshub, Išḫara, Adad, Ashtart, Nikkal, Šauška, Nupatik, Aštabi, Kumarbi, Pišaišapḫi, Anat, Kušuḫ, Ea-šarri, Shalash, Hebat, Šauška, Inanna, Shamash, Hadad
syncretized with: Ḫabūrītum, Nabarbi, Ninhursag
allied with: Lubadag, Nergal

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Sources

wikipedia (3)

Source passages

“Belet Nagar was identified with the Hurrian Nabarbi...these two goddesses were one and the same...counts her among deities who were received by Hurrians from preexisting Syrian pantheons”
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“The oldest known attestation of Šimige comes from an inscription of the king of Urkesh, Tish-atal, where the sun god appears between Belet Nagar and Teshub. It has been dated to the second half of the third millennium BCE.”
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“Archi considers it more likely that Haburitum was analogous to Belet Nagar.”
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