Hutena
Hutena is a Hurrian deity included in the kaluti (offering lists) dedicated to Ḫepat and formed part of her circle. Hutena follows Ḫepat and her family on the reliefs from the Yazılıkaya sanctuary and is identified by name in accompanying inscriptions.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – 0
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Damkina, Nikkal, Ayu-Ikalti, Uršui-Iškalli, Tiyabenti, Aya, Mušuni, Ḫašulatḫi, Shuwala, DINGIR.GE6, Lelwani, Sun goddess of the Earth, Allani, Šauška, Ninatta, Kulitta, Adamma, Kubaba, Hašuntarḫi, Pinikir, Nupatik, Aštabi, Šaggar, Hadabal, Kura, Barama, Shalash bitinḫi, Goddess of the Night, Hutellura, Nabarbi, Shalash, Allanzu, Kunzišalli, Takitu, Šarruma, Allatum, Išḫara, Ḫepat, Ashtart
- sibling of
- Hutellura
- consort of
- Hutellura
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Takitu, Hutena and Hutellura, Allani, Ishara, Shalash, Damkina, (Umbu-)Nikkal, Ayu-Ikalti, Šauška... A similar group of deities follows Ḫepat and her family on the reliefs”
#9652 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“It has been suggested that the Gulšeš, who belonged to the entourage of the Sun goddess of the Earth, were modeled on Hutena and Hutellura, who were associated with Allani.”
#36754 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Worship of pairs of deities in dyads treated almost as if they were a unity was a common feature of Hurrian religion and other examples include Allani and Išḫara, Ninatta and Kulitta, Hutena and Hutellura and Pinikir and Goddess of the Night.”
#36820 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“between Allani and the fate goddesses Hutena and Hutellura is the reason behind their association in Hurrian sources.”
#37091 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001