ʾIlu
deity Semitic single tradition · 1
ʾIlu is the West Semitic creator god, the Ugaritic version of El. Originally, ʾilāh was used as an epithet for ʾIlu before being adopted as the proper name itself for this god.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – -500
- Historical notes
- Attested in Ugaritic texts from the Late Bronze Age.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Originally, ʾilāh was used as an epithet for the West Semitic creator god ʾIlu (the Ugaritic version of El), before being adopted as the proper name itself for this god.”
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