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Pirwa

Pirwa, also known under the variant names Perwa and Peruwa, was a god worshiped by Hittites and Luwians in ancient Anatolia. He was associated with horses. There is also evidence that he was regarded as a warlike deity. He is first attested in documents from Kanesh, which mention a priest in his service. He retained his connection with this city in later…

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Piotr TarachaDeSubstrateNipašAnna
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Worship

Old AssyrianTheophoric namesHittiteHittite EmpireKammamma
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Associations with other deities

AškašepaMaliyaḪašamiliKamrušepaParhedra
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Overview

HittitesLuwiansAnatoliaKaneshHattusa
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Animals
horse
Major cult center
Kanesh
Spouse
possibly Ḫaššušara

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Pirwa

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Edges49
Triples160
Avg. degree1.96
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Pirwa

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related to Bibliography · 72
Pirwa → Academic Press, Alfonso, Altorientalische Forschungen, Anatolia, Anatolien, Arbail, Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, Archi, Assyriologie, Brill, Dresdner Beiträge, Eidem, Erich Neu, Feste Altanatoliens, Franca, Fribourg, German, Geschichte, Gruyter GmbH, Guido
related to Hittite and Luwian sources · 24
Pirwa → According, Anna, Duruwaduruwa, Hattusa, He, Hittite, Hittite Empire, Hittites, Ikšunuwa, In, Kammamma, Kanesh, Liḫša, Luwians, Nenišankuwa, Parka, Pirwa's, Since, Temples, Tenizidaša
related to Name and character · 21
Pirwa → According, Anatolian, Anna, Attested, Franca Pecchioli Daddi, Hittitologists, Kanesh, LUGAL, MUNUS, NA4piru, Nipaš, Old Indic, Parka, Peruwa, Perwa, Piotr Taracha, Pirwa's, The, Tuḫtuḫani, Volkert Haas
related to Associations with other deities · 16
Pirwa → Aškašepa, Hittite, Hittites, However, In, Ištanuwa, Kamrušepa, Kanesh, Kataḫḫa, Kizzimara, Luwian, Maliya, Pirwa's, Tarḫunz, The, They
related to Worship · 11
Pirwa → According, Anna, Franca Pecchioli Daddi, Hapuala, However, John MacGinnis, Kanesh, Old Assyrian, Only, Pecchioli Daddi's, This
related to Possible later attestations · 9
Pirwa → Arbela, Ashurbanipal, Assyria, Birua, Birua's, However, Ishtar, Neo-Assyrian, The
Animals · 1
Pirwa → horse
Major cult center · 1
Pirwa → Kanesh
Spouse · 1
Pirwa → possibly Ḫaššušara

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also worshiped kanesh deities hittite god attested horses connection ḫaššušara isbn names deity mention though hittites luwians luwian later sources

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PirwaAnimalshorse1.00infobox
PirwaMajor cult centerKanesh1.00infobox
PirwaSpousepossibly Ḫaššušara1.00infobox
Anna or Parkainstance ofunlike deities0.80text
Kammammainstance ofThis type of sanctuaries is also attested for deities0.80text
an unspecified god designated by the logogram dLAMMA.Possible later attestationsBiruainstance ofThis type of sanctuaries is also attested for deities0.80text
an unspecified god designated by the logogram dLAMMAinstance ofThis type of sanctuaries is also attested for deities0.80text
Pirwarelated to Associations with other deitiesIn0.60section
Pirwarelated to Associations with other deitiesKanesh0.60section
Pirwarelated to Associations with other deitiesHittites0.60section
Pirwarelated to Associations with other deitiesAškašepa0.60section
Pirwarelated to Associations with other deitiesMaliya0.60section

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