Pirwa
deity earth Hittite single tradition · 2
References to a sanctuary of Kammamma designated by the term ḫekur are known. Piotr Taracha suggests it referred to a memorial to a deceased member of the royal family protected by a specific deity. Similar houses of worship are also attested for Pirwa and an unspecified deity designated by the logogram DLAMMA.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Old Hittite period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kataḫzipuri, Ziparwa, Ḫilanzipa, Gulzannikeš, Uliliyantikeš, Lelwani, Zilipuri, Ḫašamili, Kasmilos, Kaberoi, Sun goddess of Arinna, Tarḫunna, Kammamma
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Similar houses of worship are also attested for Pirwa and an unspecified deity designated by the logogram DLAMMA.”
#11827 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“He was also grouped with other "gods of Kanesh", such as Ḫalki, Pirwa and Maliya, in later Hittite sources.”
#34543 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5