Kothar-wa-Khasis
Kothar-wa-Khasis was a local Ugaritic craftsman god, equated with Ea in a trilingual god list from Ugarit.
↻ synthesized from 10 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Baal Cycle, dating to the Late Bronze Age.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Lahar, ‘Athtart, ‘Anat, ‘Athtar, Hauron, Shatiqatu, Arsaphes, Tunnanu, Horon, Attapar, Ẓiẓẓu-wa-Kāmaṯu, Milku, Illish, Gupan, Ugar, Tallay, Mehen, Shepsy, Iah, Shezmu, Nebnerou, Peteese, Pihor, Ruty, Shemanefer, Mnevis, Sah, Kolanthes, Irer, Sedjem, Igai, Ḥutchai, Qebui, Shehbui, Khenti-kheti, Petbe, Rem, Rekhyt, Sepa, Maga, Imsety, Kemwer, Khenti-Amentiu, Khesfu, Kneph, Mau, Nefer Hor, Nekheny, Pataikos, Sahekek, Sebeg, Sed, Sekhemus, Sepes, Septu, Seta-Ta, Setcheh, Setem, ‘Athtart, Qodesh-wa-Amrur, Sed, Shamash, Utu, Šimige, Aya, Ishum, Ningal, Suen, Mamu, Mamud, Kittum, Šapšu, Vishvakarma, Ptahil, Lotan, Yamm, Dagan, Ashtart, Shalim, Shahar, Pidray, Mandulis, Sebiumeker, Serapis, Nemty, Neferhotep, Jupiter Ammon, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Ihy, Panebtawy, Ra-Horakhty, ʿAṯtar, Ištar, Yam, Mot, Anat, Athirat, Athtar, Baʿal
- allied with
- Baal, Shapshu, Ba'al Hadad, Ba‘al, Shapash, Ba‘al/Hadad, Resheph, Yarikh, Rahmay
- serves
- Baal, El, Baʿal Hadad
- served by
- Kotharat
Mentioned by
- Shamash
- Utu
- Šimige
- Aya
- Ishum
- Ningal
- Suen
- Mamu
- Mamud
- Kittum
- Šapšu
- Vishvakarma
- Ptahil
- Lotan
- Yamm
- Dagan
and 33 more
Sources
Source passages
“with his Hurrian name Eyan corresponding to it in the Hurrian column and local craftsman god Kothar-wa-Khasis in the Ugaritic one.”
#15779 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The closing lines (49-54) of the hymn suggest an association with the deity Kothar-wa-Khasis, but translations of the nature of this association vary wildly between authors.”
#16123 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Kothar-wa-Khasis – Ugaritic, Egyptian and Phoenician craftsman god”
#17065 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In the Baal Cycle, Ba'al Hadad is challenged by and defeats Yam using two magical weapons (called "Driver" and "Chaser") made for him by Kothar-wa-Khasis. Afterward, with the help of Athirat and Anat, Ba'al persuades El to allow him a palace. El approves, and the palace is built by Kothar-wa-Khasis.”
#22650 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In this battle Ba‘al is somehow weakened, but the divine craftsman Kothar-wa-Khasis crafts two magic clubs for Ba’al as weapons that help Ba’al strike down Yamm and Ba'al is supreme. When urged by Kothar-wa-Khasis, Ba’al reluctantly opens a window in his palace and sends forth thunder and lightning.”
#22938 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001