Chemosh
Chemosh is a Canaanite deity worshipped by Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples who occupied the region known as Moab, in modern-day Jordan east of the Dead Sea, during the Levantine Bronze and Iron Ages. Chemosh was the supreme deity of the Canaanite state of Moab and the patron-god of its population, the Moabites, who in consequence were called the "People of Chemosh". The name and significance of Chemosh are historically attested in the Moabite-language inscriptions on the Mesha Stele, dated ca. 840 BCE.
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When
- First attested
- 1000 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested on the Mesha Stele, dated ca. 840 BCE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- ᴰKamiš, Ṯiẓẓu-wa-Kamāṯu, ᴰKammuš, ʿAštar, ʿAštar-Kamōš, Šaggar, Baʿal, Bethel, Shamash, Milcom, MLKM, QWS1, Yahweh, El, Qaws, Osiris
- cognate of
- Nergal
- manifested by
- Kmš b-Qrḥh
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The main sanctuary of Chemosh in Moab was likely located in the important Moabite city of Qerīyōt, which is presently a site on a high hill where Iron Age I to II period Moabite remains, including potsherds, have been discovered. An inscription of the Moabite king Mesha mentions the existence of a Bēt Kamōš”
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“Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the House of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.”
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“This MLKM is mentioned alongside two other deities, QWS1 and KMS1, which have been identified with Qaws and Chemosh, respectively.”
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