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

co occurs with
Baal, Anat

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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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