
Kumarbi
Sign in to saveKumarbi, 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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Article · Nederlands
Kumarbi is in de Hurritische mythologie als oude hemelgod de oervader van alle goden. Volgens latere mythologische versies is hij ontsproten uit Anu, wiens genitaliën hij afbeet, waarna hij zelf voor procreatie zorgde. was zijn echtgenote, bij wie hij had en hij had Ullikumi van een rots. Deze alvader Kumarbi had in Urkesh (Noord-Syrië) zijn hoofdvestiging. Ook in Nippur was er een cultus voor hem. De bevat mythen van de begintijd en de machtsstrijd van de oergoden. Er zijn twee verschillende mythen.
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