Namšara
deity underworld Hurrian single tradition · 4
Namšara is a Hurrian primordial deity. Alfonso Archi suggests that Namšara might have been derived from Enmešarra.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Appears in Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ullikummi, Zulki, Ammunki, Ammizzadu, Tuḫuši, Alalu, Apantu, Sebitti, Shuzianna, Ilib, Ereshkigal, Ninsar, Ninki, Enšar, Enuruulla, Ninuruulla, Anshar, Kishar, Dūri, Dāri, Ea, Lelwani, Anu, Antü, Enlil, Ninlil, Enmesharra, Išḫara, Papsukkal
- aspect of
- Anunnaki
Mentioned by
- Ilib
- Ereshkigal
- Ninsar
- Ninki
- Enšar
- Enuruulla
- Ninuruulla
- Anshar
- Kishar
- Dūri
- Dāri
- Ea
- Lelwani
- Anu
- Antü
- Enlil
and 4 more
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Archi additionally suggests that another of the Hurrian primordial deities, Namšara, might have been derived from Enmešarra.”
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“Most frequently listed sequence consists of Nara, Namšara, Minki, Ammunki, Ammizzadu, Tuḫuši, Alalu, Anu, Antu, Apantu, Enlil and Ninlil. The names of many of the primeval deities were arranged in texts in rhyming pairs, according to Piotr Taracha for magical reasons.”
#14953 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Alfonso Archi considers it possible that the name of Namšara, one of the so-called "primordial gods," divine ancestors inhabiting the underworld in Hurrian mythology, was derived from Enmesharra.”
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