Latarak

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Latarak statues are used in protective rituals undertaken around the home. One ritual calls for two pairs of clay Lulal and Latarak statues, with Lulal painted blue and Latarak painted black. Latarak statues are described as being buried in the opposing corners of Lulal.

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When

First attested: 2000 BCE
Attested period: -2000 – 0

Relationships

allied with: Šakkan, Ugallu, Shara, Lulal, Lugaledinna, Lugala'abba, Equ, Muḫra, Kusu, Sakkut, Šulak
co occurs with: Lugaledinna, Lugal-Ḫubur, Lugalidda, Laguda, Inzak, Meskilak, Inanna, Adad, Shala, Dumuzi, Lagamal, Ilaba, Itūr-Mēr, Yakrub-El

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Sources

wikipedia (4)

Source passages

“Lulal was closely associated with Latarak. While Lulal's name is Sumerian, Latarak's name has been argued to be Akkadian in origin. Wilfred G. Lambert suggested that it should be interpreted as a negated infinite (of unknown meaning), similar to Lagamal.”
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“The Old Babylonian forerunner of An = Anum places him next to a group of deities associated with the steppe: Lulal, Latarak and Lugaledinna.”
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“Attempts were made to place Lagamal in the category of deities representing deified heroes or ancestors, to which Itūr-Mēr and Yakrub-El are often presumed to belong, but according to Jack M. Sasson similar as in the case of Latarak and Ilaba this assumption is incorrect.”
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“Lugala'abba is also present in a list of Asakku demons, in which he occurs alongside Equ, Muḫra, Kūšu, Lugaledinna, Sakkut, Šulak and Latarak.”
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