Hūbis
deity earth Aramaean single tradition · 1
Hūbis was the goddess of the Earth who served as the consort of ʿAttar-Šamayin. She represented the earth dried up by summer heat that was made fertile by the rain provided by her consort. Her name was derived from the South Semitic root meaning 'to be dry,' and her symbol was the vulva.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – -800
- Historical notes
- Attested by depiction on an 8th-century Aramaean cylinder seal showing a goddess with the image of a vulva behind her.
Relationships
- consort of
- ʿAttar-Šamayin
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The name of the goddess who was the consort of ʿAttar is itself not attested in Aramaic, but is recorded in Sabaic as 𐩠𐩥𐩨𐩪 (Huwbis) or 𐩠𐩨𐩪 (Hūbis), which was derived from the South Semitic root 𐩺-𐩨-𐩪 (y-b-s)”
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