Têmtum

deity water Syrian single tradition · 2

Têmtum is a serpent whose death at the hands of Hadad is depicted in Syrian seals of the 18th–16th century BC.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested: 3000 BCE
Attested period: -3000 – 2020
Historical notes: Depicted on Syrian seals.

Relationships

co occurs with: Ninurta, Marduk, Baal, Yam, Mot, Lotan, Tiamat, Yammu, Tunannu, El
enemy of: Hadad, Adad

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Mentioned by

Lotan
Tiamat
Yammu
Tunannu
El

Sources

wikipedia (2)

Leviathan
Yam (god)

Source passages

“His role seems to have been prefigured by the earlier serpent Têmtum whose death at the hands of Hadad is depicted in Syrian seals of the 18th–16th century BC.”
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“In the early tradition the enemy of the weather god was known as Têmtum, a “sea numen” (Meernumen). The name of this figure was written without the so-called divine determinative (dingir) in cuneiform.”
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