ʾil-ʾib

deity Ugarit single tradition · 1

ʾil-ʾib is the name of a generic kind of deity, perhaps the divine ancestor of the people. Three pantheon lists found at Ugarit begin with the four gods ʾil-ʾib, El, Dagnu (that is Dagon), and Ba'l Ṣapān (that is, the god Haddu or Hadad).

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 1920
Historical notes
Appears in Ugaritic texts.

Relationships

cognate of
ʼĒl

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Three pantheon lists found at Ugarit (modern Ras Shamrā – Arabic: رأس شمرا, Syria) begin with the four gods ʾil-ʾib (which, according to Cross, is the name of a generic kind of deity, perhaps the divine ancestor of the people), El, Dagnu (that is Dagon), and Ba'l Ṣapān”

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