kāribu
angelic intermediate Assyrian single tradition · 1
Assyrian intercessory beings that plead with the gods on behalf of humanity. The term literally means "blesser" and was used to refer to both spiritual beings and statues representing them. The diminutive form is kurību.
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -600
- Historical notes
- Mesopotamian intercessory beings documented in Assyrian and Babylonian sources.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- shedu
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Dhorme (1926) connected the Hebrew name to Assyrian kāribu (diminutive kurību), a term used to refer to intercessory beings (and statues of such beings) that plead with the gods on behalf of humanity”
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