Tunnanu

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Tunnanu is a figure presumed to have a negative character. He appears alongside Hauron, Resheph, and Mot in incantations against snakebite.

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When

First attested: 1500 BCE
Attested period: -1500 – 2020
Historical notes: Attested in texts from Ugarit.

Relationships

co occurs with: Lītān, Horon, Attapar, Ẓiẓẓu-wa-Kāmaṯu, Milku, Yam, El, Baal, Resheph, Dagan, Ashtart, Mot, Shalim, Anat, Shapash, Shahar, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Yarikh, Hauron, ʿAṯtar

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“One example is KTU 1.82, in which both the god himself and his nameless servants appear alongside a selection of figures presumed to have negative characters in this context, including Resheph, Mot and Tunnanu.”
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“Mark S. Smith and Wayne T. Pitard single out the dragon-like Tunnanu as a possible non-anthropomorphic form of the sea god. This conclusion has been criticized by Brendon C. Benz, who argues Yam and Tunnanu are presented as separate beings.”
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