Ziparwa
deity sky Palaic single tradition · 3
Ziparwa appears as a member of a group which also included Kataḫzipuri, Ḫilanzipa, Gulzannikeš and Uliliyantikeš in Palaic rituals. Kammamma was also worshiped by the Palaians, which is presumed to reflect Hattian influence on their culture.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Old Hittite period.
Relationships
- allied with
- Ḫilanzipa, Gulzannikeš, Uliliyantikeš, Kataḫzipuri
- co occurs with
- Tiyaz, Ilaliyanteš, Ilaliyantikeš, Ḫilanzipa, Gulzannikeš, Uliliyantikeš, Lelwani, Zilipuri, Maliya, Ḫašamili, Ḫalki, Kasmilos, Kaberoi, Sun goddess of Arinna, Tarḫunna, Kammamma, Pirwa
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In Palaic rituals he appears as a member of a group which also included Ziparwa, Kataḫzipuri, Ḫilanzipa, Gulzannikeš and Uliliyantikeš.”
#11829 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Hutter suggests he might have originally been the head of the pantheon and only lost his status due to Hattian influence, as both of the two main deities, Ziparwa and Kataḫzipuri, have Hattic names.”
#17517 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“He is mentioned in the descriptions of ceremonies held in the temple of their head god Ziparwa in Hattusa.”
#34547 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5