Nuha
deity sky Yumu'il confederation single tradition · 2
Nuha was the sun deity worshipped by the Yumu'il confederation of northern Arabian tribes. Nuha formed part of a trinity of gods alongside Ruda (moon deity) and Atarsamain (main deity associated with Venus).
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 622
- Historical notes
- Attested by Assyrian sources in connection with northern Arabian tribes; part of pre-Islamic Arabian religious traditions.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Shams
- allied with
- Atarsamain, Ruḍāʾ
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Ruda formed part of a trinity of gods worshipped by the Assyrian-attested Yumu´il confederation of northern Arabian tribes...Nuha the sun deity, and Atarsamain the main deity was associated with Venus.”
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“Inscriptions in a North Arabian dialect in the region of Najd referring to Nuha describe emotions as a gift from her and the other gods. For example, one reads, "by Nuha is the flying into a rage", while another reads, "by Nuha is the jealousy of a lover".”
#16020 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001