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Kumarbi, also known as Kumurwe, Kumarwi and Kumarma, was a Hurrian god. He held a senior position in the Hurrian pantheon, and was described as the "father of gods". He was portrayed as an old, deposed king of the gods, though this most likely did not reflect factual loss of the position of the head of the pantheon in Hurrian religion, but only a mythological narrative. It is often assumed that he was an agricultural deity, though this view is not universally accepted and the evidence is limited. He was also associated with prosperity. It was believed that he resided in the underworld.

Key facts

Deity.type
Hurrian
Deity.name
Kumarbi
Deity.god_of
Former king of the gods, "father of the gods", god of prosperity and grain
Deity.abode
underworld
Deity.cult_center
Urkesh, Azuḫinnu, Taite
Deity.symbol
ear of grain
Deity.consort
Shalash
Deity.parents
Alalu
Deity.children
Teshub, Tašmišu, Aranzaḫ (Tigris), Silver (), Ḫedammu, Ullikummi, possibly Šauška
Deity.equivalent1_type
Mesopotamian
Deity.equivalent1
Enlil
Deity.equivalent2_type
Syrian
Deity.equivalent2
Dagan
Deity.equivalent3_type
Ugaritic
Deity.equivalent3
El
Deity.equivalent4_type
Greek
Deity.equivalent4
Kronos

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