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Irḫan

Irḫan was a Mesopotamian god who personified the western branch of the Euphrates, which in the first millennium BCE became its main course. The name could also refer to the river itself. The worship of Irḫan is sparsely attested, and many aspects of his character as a deity are uncertain. Two topics which continue to be a subject of debate among experts…

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Name

SumerianAkkadianCognatesSemiticRoot
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Associations with other deities

KudurruPaul-Alain BeaulieuAkshakSumerian King ListNisaba
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Character

UrAn = AnumLisinKassite period
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Worship

Theophoric namesUr III periodCylinderGudeaAbzu
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Animals
snake
Major cult center
Ur

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Irḫan

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples72
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

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Irḫan

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related to Name · 25
Irḫan → Araḫtu, As, BALAG, BCE, DIN, Eshnunna, Euphrates, However, In Akkadian, Inshushinak, It, Ištaran, Kish, Mixed, Ninazu, Nippur, Nirah, Purattu, Semitic, Sumerian
related to Associations with other deities · 22
Irḫan → According, Achaemenid Ur, Akshak, Anu, Ea, He, Her, In, It, Ištaran, Kalhu, Lambert, Nirah, Niraḫ-dān, Nisaba, Nisaba's, Paul-Alain Beaulieu, Puzur-Irḫan, Puzur-Nirah, Sumerian King List
related to Worship · 17
Irḫan → Abzu, According, Additionally, Assur, During, Early Dynastic, Ešarra, Frans Wiggermann, Gudea, He, Irḫan's, Nippur, Old Babylonian, Only, There, Ur, Ur III
related to Character · 2
Irḫan → Snake-like, Sporadic
Animals · 1
Irḫan → snake
Major cult center · 1
Irḫan → Ur

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also name nirah ur deity dmuš attested god branch cosmogonic euphrates names understood known could western period river uncertain proposed

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IrḫanAnimalssnake1.00infobox
IrḫanMajor cult centerUr1.00infobox
Kishinstance ofbecause the eastern branch flowing through cities0.80text
Nippurinstance ofbecause the eastern branch flowing through cities0.80text
which was formerly the main courseinstance ofbecause the eastern branch flowing through cities0.80text
became difficult to navigateinstance ofbecause the eastern branch flowing through cities0.80text
Irḫanrelated to Associations with other deitiesNirah0.60section
Irḫanrelated to Associations with other deitiesIštaran0.60section
Irḫanrelated to Associations with other deitiesThe0.60section
Irḫanrelated to Associations with other deitiesIt0.60section
Irḫanrelated to Associations with other deitiesWilfred0.60section
Irḫanrelated to Associations with other deitiesLambert0.60section

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