Arinna

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Arinna was an important ancient Hittite city closely associated with the worship of the Sun goddess and central to the kingdom’s religious life.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Arinna canonical 5

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hittite city
Hittite goddess
ancient city
religious center
associatedWith Hittite royal cult
Sun goddess of Arinna
associatedWithReligion Hittite religion
linked to: Hittite mythology
country Hittite Empire
culture Hittite
domain sun
function pilgrimage center for Hittite elites
site of royal religious ceremonies
importance one of the most important cult cities of the Hittites
language Hittite
linked to: Hittite language
linkedTo Hittite capital Hattusa
locatedIn Hittite Empire
locatedInPresentDay Turkey
majorCultCenter Arinna
majorDeityWorshipped Sun goddess of Arinna
pantheonRole key center for worship of a chief goddess of the Hittite pantheon
politicalRole important religious center for the Hittite kings
region Anatolia
religiousHierarchyStatus primary sanctuary of the Sun goddess of Arinna
religiousSignificance central to the kingdom’s religious life
one of the chief cult centers of the Hittite kingdom
timePeriod 2nd millennium BCE
Bronze Age
worshipFocus solar cult
worshipType state cult

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Referenced by (5)

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

Sun goddess of Arinna majorCultCenter Arinna
subject linked to: Arinna
Mezulla worshipPlace Arinna