ᴰŠēpittaš
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ᴰŠēpittaš was a loanword from the Akkadian ilū sebitti, meaning lit. 'seven gods', due to its similarity for the Proto-Indo-European term for this number, *septḿ̥. In the ritual text KUB 59.26, this group of gods was referred to as "the Dark Heptad".
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- co occurs with
- Dark Gods
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Source passages
“The Dark Gods were also referred to in Hittite as ᴰŠēpittaš (𒀭𒐌𒐌𒁉 and 𒀭𒊺𒂊𒅁𒁉𒀉𒋫𒀸), that is the Heptad. ᴰŠēpittaš was a loanword from the Akkadian ilū sebitti, meaning lit. 'seven gods', due to its similarity for the Proto-Indo-European term for this number, *septḿ̥”
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