Umbu
deity Hurrian single tradition · 1
Umbu is a secondary name of the moon god Kušuḫ in Hurrian sources. It is also spelled Umpu, Umpa and Umpi. It has been proposed that Umbu functioned as the name of a specific manifestation of Kušuḫ, perhaps representing the full moon.
When
- First attested
- 2300 BCE
- Attested period
- -2300 – -1000
- Historical notes
- Attested in Hurrian sources from the Early Bronze Age.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Umbu, either an alternate name of Kušuḫ or a separate deity assimilated with him, appears alongside Nikkal in Hurrian texts too.”
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