Lim
deity single tradition · 1
Lim is a deity known from theophoric names from Mari. Its persistence in known sources might only reflect a pastoralist lifestyle (or memory of it) which relied on the social bonds denoted this way.
When
- First attested
- 2500 BCE
- Attested period
- -2500 – -2300
- Historical notes
- Attested in theophoric names from Mari during the Early Dynastic Period.
Relationships
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“the name of a deity, analogous to Lim which is known from theophoric names from Mari. However, according to Alfonso Archi the element lim, while theophoric, should be treated simply as a religious understanding of the concept of the clan or similar traditional social structure.”
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