Nupatik
Nupatik, in early sources known as Lubadag, was a Hurrian god of uncertain character. He is attested in the earliest inscriptions from Urkesh, as well as in texts from other Hurrian settlements and Ugarit. He was also incorporated into Hittite religion.
↻ synthesized from 8 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 0
- Historical notes
- Attested from earliest inscriptions from Urkesh to Neo-Assyrian period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ishum, Šī-šarrat, Zilipuri, Pišaišapḫi, Kušuḫ, Ea-šarri, Mot, Shapash, Yarikh, Ḫanat, Ḫešui, Šulinkatte, Aštabi, Iyarri, Wurunkatte, Nabbazabba, Šaggar, Pinikir, Hadabal, Kura, Barama, Shalash bitinḫi, Goddess of the Night, Ugur, Hebat, Shuwaliyat, Alḫe, Arsay, Milku, Nergal, Shamash, Belet Nagar, Šimige, Teshub, Adad, Nikkal, Ashtart, Baal, Ninurta, Zababa, Išḫara, Šauška, Ḫepat, Hutena, Hutellura, Allani, Ninatta, Kulitta, Adamma, Kubaba, Hašuntarḫi, Resheph, Nabarbi
Mentioned by
- Nergal
- Shamash
- Belet Nagar
- Šimige
- Teshub
- Adad
- Nikkal
- Ashtart
- Baal
- Ninurta
- Zababa
- Išḫara
- Šauška
- Ḫepat
- Hutena
- Hutellura
and 8 more
Sources
Source passages
“Nupatik's character, functions and genealogy are unknown. He is also absent from known Hurrian myths. According to hittitologist Piotr Taracha, Nupatik was regarded as a member of the category of Anatolian tutelary gods in Hurro-Hittite contexts.”
#10327 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Hurrian context, under the title Šaum(m)atar, he was associated with two warlike deities, Nupatik and Aštabi.”
#13851 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Šimige is considered one of the 'pan-Hurrian' gods, similar to Teshub, Šauška, Kušuḫ, Kumarbi or Nupatik.”
#17381 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In Hurrian ritual texts, she appears alongside deities such as Šimige, Aštabi and Nupatik.”
#23295 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“in Hurrian Aštabi, Nupatik and Ḫešui...according to Gernot Wilhelm interpreting dZA.BA4.BA4 as a logographic representation of Nupatik's name is erroneous”
#34118 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5