Zulki

deity underworld Hittite single tradition · 2

Zulki the dream interpretess is one of the eight old gods (Anunnaki) listed in Hittite ritual texts. As one of the Former Gods banished to the Underworld, Zulki was invoked in rituals and treaties.

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When

First attested
2000 BCE
Attested period
-2000 – -1200
Historical notes
Named as one of the eight old gods in Hittite ritual texts from the second millennium BCE.

Relationships

aspect of
Anunnaki

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Sources

Source passages

“In one Hittite ritual, the names of the old gods are listed as: "Aduntarri the diviner, Zulki the dream interpretess, Irpitia Lord of the Earth, Narā, Namšarā, Minki, Amunki, and Āpi."”

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“He additionally notes that the twelve primeval deities depicted in Yazılıkaya are male too, but also that in addition to the group of seven possibly male gods, female members of the group are attested in textual sources. Examples include Apantu and Zulki.”

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