Hurrian religion

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Hurrian religion was the polytheistic belief system of the ancient Hurrians of the Near East, featuring a pantheon of storm, sky, and underworld deities and influencing neighboring cultures such as the Hittites and Mitanni.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Hurrian religion canonical 16
Hurrian mythology 2
Hurrian myths 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Near Eastern religion
polytheistic religion
associatedWithDynasty Mitanni kings
associatedWithEthnicGroup Hurrians
linked to: Hurrian
coreCity Arrapha
Kizzuwatna
Mitanni
Nuzi
Urkesh
documentedIn Hittite archives at Hattusa
linked to: Hittite archives

cuneiform tablets
texts from Ugarit
hasConcept divine assembly
oath deities
underworld judgment
hasCulticCenter high places
temples
hasCulticPractice animal sacrifice
libations
votive offerings
hasDeity Allani
Anu
Ea
Hepat
Ishtar
linked to: Inanna

Kumarbi
Kushuh
Nergal
Shaushka
Shimige
Teshub
linked to: Tarḫunna
hasDomain sky deities
storm god cults
underworld deities
hasMainRegion Khabur River region
linked to: Khabur basin

Syro-Anatolia
Upper Euphrates region
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia

northern Mesopotamia
hasMyth Song of Hedammu
Song of Kumarbi
Song of Silver
Song of Ullikummi
linked to: Song of Kumarbi
hasMythCycle Kumarbi cycle
hasRitualTextType festival descriptions
incantations
offering lists
hasTheologicalTheme conflict between storm god and older gods
cosmic kingship
succession myths among gods
hasTimePeriod 2nd millennium BCE
3rd millennium BCE
influenced Hittite religion
Mitanni religion
Syrian cults
influencedBy Anatolian religion
linked to: Anatolian paganism

Mesopotamian religion
Syrian religion
majorDeity Allani
Hepat
Kumarbi
Shaushka
Teshub
linked to: Tarḫunna
practicedBy Hurrians
linked to: Hurrian
sharesDeitiesWith Hittite religion
linked to: Hittite mythology

Mesopotamian religion
usesLanguage Hurrian language
linked to: Hurrian

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mitanni religion Hurrian religion
Teisheba typeOfMythology Hurro-Urartian mythology
linked to: Hurrian religion
Anatolian paganism influencedBy Hurrian religion
Mitanni kingdom religion Hurrian religion
Near Eastern mythologies hasComponent Hurrian mythology
linked to: Hurrian religion
Hanigalbat religion Hurrian religion
Kizzuwatna religion Hurrian religion
subject linked to: Kizzuwatna (at times)
Saustatar religion Hurrian religion
subject linked to: king Saustatar
Hebat religion Hurrian religion
Hebat mentionedIn Hurrian myths
linked to: Hurrian religion
Urartian religion influencedBy Hurrian religion
Urartian mythology influencedBy Hurrian religion
Armenian mythology hasInfluenceFrom Hurrian mythology
linked to: Hurrian religion
Luwian religion sharesDeitiesWith Hurrian religion
Luwian religion influencedBy Hurrian religion
Telepinu equatedWith Hurrian vegetation deities
linked to: Hurrian religion
Naharin religion Hurrian religion
Hurrian dynasty religion Hurrian religion
Shuttarna II religion Hurrian religion
Tushratta religion Hurrian religion
Tushratta religion Hurrian religion
subject linked to: King Tushratta of Mitanni