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dU.GUR

deity underworld single tradition · 1

She frequently appears alongside other deities of such character, Allani and dU.GUR, possibly a logographic spelling of the name of Nergal.

When

First attested
2300 BCE
Attested period
-2300 – -1000
Historical notes
Hurrian documents date to the Early Dynastic period (c. 2300 BCE) and the late Middle Bronze Age (c. 1600-1500 BCE).

Relationships

manifests as
Nergal
allied with
Allani
co occurs with
Shaushka of Tameninga, dNIN.URTA, Nabarbi, Shuwala, Išḫara, Allatum, Annunitum, Dagan, Aya, Hebat

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Shuwala

Source passages

“During this celebration, songs dedicated to her and dU.GUR were sung. The precise meaning of the term kissu remains uncertain, making the nature of these celebrations, and roles of specific deities in them, difficult to ascertain. It has been proposed that the presence of underworld deities - Shuwala and dU.GUR”

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