rḥmn
deity Aramaic single tradition · 1
rḥmn is a title meaning "merciful god" in Aramaic. The earliest known usage of the term is found in a polytheistic bilingual inscription from northeastern Syria written in Akkadian and Aramaic dedicated to the Aramean god Hadad. The Akkadian version uses the form rēmēnȗ in the place of rḥmn, a title that was also used as an epithet for Marduk.
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- Attested period
- 0 – 100
- Historical notes
- Worship became widespread in Syria in the first centuries AD.
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“In Aramaic, it reads: ‘lh. rḥmn zy. tṣlwth. ṭbh; "merciful god to whom prayer is sweet." The Akkadian version uses the form rēmēnȗ in the place of rḥmn, a title that was also used as an epithet for Marduk.”
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