Eltara
deity single tradition · 1
In a fragmentary myth sometimes classified as a part of the same cycle, KBo 22.87, describes a period during which one of the primeval deities, Eltara, was the king of the gods. Apparently it involves the other primordial deities being lifted up from the underworld to reside with him in heaven.
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Eltara appears in myths belonging to the Kumarbi Cycle, attested from the Bronze Age.
Relationships
Mentioned by
- Nara
- Enlil
- Teshub
- Išḫara
- Allani
- Kubaba
- lamma
- Ninlil
- Ea
- Kumarbi
- Minki
- Ullikummi
- Ammunki
- Napšara
- Ammezzadu
- Apandu
and 2 more
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In a fragmentary myth sometimes classified as a part of the same cycle, KBo 22.87, describes a period during which one of the primeval deities, Eltara, was the king of the gods.”
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