The Aramaeans in Ancient Syria

154 herbert niehr the cult of the weather-god addu of aleppo dates back to the 3rd mil- lennium B.c. and by early christian time ...

religion 155 cases priests of the moon-god Śahr had died, thus their god is mentioned first. Śahr is also the chief god of neira ...

156 herbert niehr no major written sources exist to provide the names of the deities of ʿain Dara. Because of this the temple’s ...

religion 157 the treaties from sefire list the deities of Kittika as follows: ashur and Mulliš, Marduk and Ṣarpanītu, nabu and t ...

158 herbert niehr it can be assumed that due to the mythological concept of the weapon of Baʿal the divine name Baʿal Ṣemed was ...

religion 159 under the name “Baʿal rakkab of samʾal” in a letter to King esarhaddon (680–669 B.c.).144 Benno landsberger had alr ...

160 herbert niehr Furthermore, the inscription indicates that this goddess appeared next to the samʾalite dynastic god rakkabʾel ...

religion 161 the find of a bronze disc with a relief also points to the god hadad.153 it has, together with an old aramaic inscr ...

162 herbert niehr in support of this assumption the case of the god elkunirša, as he is known in a hittite myth from hattusa bef ...

religion 163 as both the statue of the deified dynastic founder found on the acropolis as well as the grave next to the hilani i ...

164 herbert niehr panamuwa i (Kai 214: 2–3, 11, 18) and panamuwa ii (Kai 215: 22). King Bar-rakkab accordingly carries the name ...

religion 165 another silver medallion originating from the area of samʾal shows a scene of the moon falling to the earth. this h ...

166 herbert niehr a greek sanctuary. although, there is evidence of votive offerings of inter- national provenance in samos,190 ...

religion 167 wore in the form of bēltu ša gubla or bʿlt gbl. this goddess, who was known in hamath by her luwian name pahalatis, ...

168 herbert niehr King Zakkur of hamath (Kai 202). it was written on the lower part of a stele; the upper part once held a statu ...

religion 169 the highest-ranking god of the pantheon (lines 23–27) in the part of the inscription (B) on the left side of the st ...

170 herbert niehr to samaria (2 Kgs 17: 30). a god ašima⁠ʾ is also mentioned in the 4th century B.c. aramaic inscriptions from t ...

religion 171 according to inscriptions and iconography, the kings of samʾal made the following statements. King Kulamuwa (ca. 84 ...

172 herbert niehr More insight into the royal ideology is granted by an orthostat depict- ing the enthroned king Bar-rakkab. the ...

religion 173 and hunting scenes, mythical creatures, and two lion statues guarding the gate.227 they present an image of the kin ...