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Kubaba

deity earth Hurrian single tradition · 9

Kubaba is a Hurrian deity included in the kaluti (offering lists) dedicated to Ḫepat and formed part of her circle.

↻ synthesized from 9 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.

Relationships

co occurs with
Uršui-Iškalli, Tiyabenti, Aya, Mušuni, Ḫašulatḫi, Bau, Gubaba, Matar Kubeleya, Nisaba, Ninlil, Ea, Kumarbi, Minki, Ullikummi, Ammunki, Napšara, Ammezzadu, Apandu, Ḫedammu, Upelluri, Eltara, Sandauarri, Sandasarme, Marwinzi, Agdistis, Admu, Aštabi, Hašuntarḫi, Nupatik, Šaggar, Pinikir, Hadabal, Kura, Barama, Shalash bitinḫi, Goddess of the Night, Ishkur, Shuwaliyat, Karhuha, Šanta, Nabarbi, Shalash, Allanzu, Kunzišalli, Takitu, Damkina, Nikkal, Ayu-Ikalti, Shuwala, Cybele, Allani, Nara, Enlil, Teshub, Išḫara, Dagan, Šarruma, Hadad, Resheph, Ḫepat, Hutena, Hutellura, Šauška, Ninatta, Kulitta, Ashtart, Shala
sibling of
Alala, Aruru, Belili, Zababa
allied with
lamma, Karhuha, Šanta, Marivda, Nergal, Nubandag
consort of
Adamma
manifested by
Kubabat
syncretized with
Artemis Perasia

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Mentioned by

and 15 more

Sources

wikipedia (9)
  1. Ḫepat
  2. Kubaba (goddess)
  3. Hurrian primeval deities
  4. Sandon (god)
  5. Dagon
  6. Cybele
  7. Adamma (goddess)
  8. Shuwala
  9. Šanta

Source passages

“Nabarbi, Shuwala, Adamma, Kubaba, Hašuntarḫi, Uršui-Iškalli, Tiyabenti”

#9666 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“It is presumed Kubaba originated in the north of modern Syria, though she is also attested in Old Assyrian texts already. Under the variant name Kubabat she appears in sources from Kanesh. Piotr Taracha notes that the presence of deities such as her, Nisaba and Išḫara in the local pantheon”

#9821 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In the Song of LAMMA, the primeval deities are mentioned during an argument between the eponymous figure and Kubaba which revolves around the former's unwillingness to honor them.”

#14997 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“The so-called "Beirut bowl inscription" mentions him as the owner's personal deity, alongside Kubaba and Karhuha.”

#22764 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Multiple other ancient Syrian deities are regarded as originating in such a substratum, including Aštabi, Ishara and Kubaba.”

#26032 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001