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Alalu

Alalu or Alala was a primordial figure in Mesopotamian and Hurrian mythology. He is also known from documents from Emar, where he was known as Alal. While his role was not identical in these three contexts, it is agreed that all three versions share the same origin. Hurrian Alalu, who plays the role of the oldest king of gods in the Kumarbi Cycle, is the…

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Mesopotamian sources

ZababaAruruBuneneWilfred G. LambertMarduk
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Hurrian and Hittite sources

Hurrian godEnna turenaYazılıkayaMuwatalli IIAlaksandu
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Emariote sources

AkkadianMesopotamiaSebittiSumerogramDaniel E. Fleming
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Overview

MesopotamianHurrianEmarComparative mythologySumerian
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Affiliation
Hurrian primeval deities
Children
Anu (in Mesopotamia) · Kumarbi (in Hurrian tradition)
Major cult center
Emar
Other names
Alala, Alal
Spouse
Belili (in Mesopotamia) · possibly Amizzadu (in Hurrian tradition)

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Alalu

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples119
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
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Alalu

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related to Mesopotamian sources · 32
Alalu → Alala, An, Anshar, Anu, Anu's, Aruru, Based, Belet-ili, Belili, Bunene, Dari, Duri, Engur, Enuma Elish, Enurulla, Frans Wiggermann, Gara, Kishar, Lahamu, Lahmu
related to Mythology · 31
Alalu → According, After, Akkad, Alala, Alalu's, Anna Maria Polvani, Anu, Anu's, Bachvarova, Christopher Metcalf, Dark Earth, Emergence, Furthermore, Gary Beckman, Hittite, Hurrian, Hurro-Hittite, Kumarbi, Kumarbi Cycle, Kumarbi's
related to Emariote sources · 20
Alalu → Akkadian, Alal, Alal-abu, Amaza, Amizzadu, Daniel, Emar, Fleming, He, Hurrian, John Tracy Thames, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian, Most, Offerings, One, Sebitti, Texts, The, Theophoric
related to Comparative scholarship · 17
Alalu → Byblos, Cronos, Elus, Elyon, Epigeius, Greek, Hadad, Heaven, Hellenic Uranus, Hellenistic, Hesiod's Theogony, However, Hurrian, Hypsistos, Philo, Scholars, Zeus-Demarous
related to Hurrian and Hittite sources · 12
Alalu → Alaksandu, He, Hittite, Hurrian, Hurro-Hittite, It, Like, Mesopotamian, Muwatalli II, Only, This, Yazılıkaya
Children · 2
Alalu → Anu (in Mesopotamia), Kumarbi (in Hurrian tradition)
Spouse · 2
Alalu → Belili (in Mesopotamia), possibly Amizzadu (in Hurrian tradition)
Affiliation · 1
Alalu → Hurrian primeval deities
Major cult center · 1
Alalu → Emar
Other names · 1
Alalu → Alala, Alal

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hurrian mesopotamian alala known gods emar deities anu alal one also kumarbi underworld tradition two origin role belili mythology god

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AlaluAffiliationHurrian primeval deities1.00infobox
AlaluChildrenAnu (in Mesopotamia)1.00infobox
AlaluChildrenKumarbi (in Hurrian tradition)1.00infobox
AlaluMajor cult centerEmar1.00infobox
AlaluOther namesAlala, Alal1.00infobox
AlaluSpouseBelili (in Mesopotamia)1.00infobox
AlaluSpousepossibly Amizzadu (in Hurrian tradition)1.00infobox
Alalurelated to Comparative scholarshipScholars0.60section
Alalurelated to Comparative scholarshipHurrian0.60section
Alalurelated to Comparative scholarshipHeaven0.60section
Alalurelated to Comparative scholarshipGreek0.60section
Alalurelated to Comparative scholarshipHesiod's Theogony0.60section

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