En
deity Sumerian single tradition · 2
En was a deity in the Sumerian pantheon. The Akkadian bēlu and Northwest Semitic baʿal were used as a title of various deities, similar to En.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -100
- Historical notes
- Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets
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“En (deity)”
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“Like En in Sumerian, the Akkadian bēlu and Northwest Semitic baʿal (as well as its feminine form baʿalah) was used as a title of various deities in the Mesopotamian and Semitic pantheons. Only a definitive article, genitive or epithet, or context could establish which particular god was meant.”
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