Wer
deity forest Akkadian single tradition · 1
Wer is the god who guards the cedar forest where Humbaba resides. Andrew R. George assumes that Wer was nominally the ruler of the forest, and appointed Humbaba as his second in command, with Enlil only being responsible for confirming this decision.
When
- First attested
- 1800 BCE
- Attested period
- -1800 – 0
- Historical notes
- Attested in the Old Babylonian period.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Humbaba
- co occurs with
- Shamash, Enlil, Lugalbanda
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Andrew R. George assumes that Wer was nominally the ruler of the forest, and appointed Humbaba as his second in command, with Enlil only being responsible for confirming this decision. Daniel Fleming and Sara J. Milstein instead argue that Wer should be interpreted as a figure directly identified with Humbaba in this context instead.”
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