Yamm

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Yamm ('Sea') is one of the sons of El named individually in the Ugaritic texts.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 2020
Historical notes
Ugaritic texts date to the Late Bronze Age.

Relationships

sibling of
Ashtar, Mot
child of
El

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“The only sons of El named individually in the Ugaritic texts are Yamm ('Sea'), Mot ('Death'), and Ashtar, who may be the chief and leader of most of the sons of El.”

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“El appoints one of his sons, called both prince Yamm (Sea) and judge Nahar (River), as king over the gods and changes Yamm's name from yw to mdd ’il (darling of El). El tells his son that he will have to drive off Ba‘al to secure the throne.”

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