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Shala

Shala (Šala) was a Mesopotamian goddess of weather and grain and the wife of the weather god Adad. It is assumed that she originated in northern Mesopotamia and that her name might have Hurrian origin. She was worshiped especially in Karkar and in Zabban, regarded as cult centers of her husband as well. She is first attested in the Old Babylonian period…

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Associations with other deities

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Worship

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Name

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Iconography and functions

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Children
Halbinunna, Namashmash, Minunesi, Misharu, Uṣur-amāssu
Consort
Adad
Major cult center
Karkar, Zabban
Mount
a lion-dragon chimera or a bull
Sumerian
Medimsha
Symbol
lightning bolts, ear of the corn

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Shala

Nodes101
Edges100
Triples131
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019802
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Shala

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related to Associations with other deities · 33
Shala → Adad, Adad/Ishkur, Aleppo, Aramaic, Ashurbanipal, Aya, BCE, Daniel Schwemer, Euphrates, Fara, Further, Hadad, Halab, He, Hebat, However, Hurrian, In, Ishkur, It
related to In Elam · 23
Shala → Achaemenid, Adad, Adad's, Akkadian, Anshan, Chogha Zanbil, Elam, Elamite, It, Kunzibami, Lagamal, Like, Manzat, Mesopotamian, Most, Only, Other, Persepolis Fortification Archive, Pinikir, Susa
related to Shala and Shalash · 20
Shala → According, Adad, Additionally, An, Anum, BCE, Dagan, Daniel Schwemer, Enlil, In, Lluis Feliu, Mesopotamian, Mistress, Ninkusi, Ninlil, Ninsuhzagina, Ninudishara, Shalash, Syrian, The
related to Worship · 18
Shala → According, Adab, Adad, Babylonian, Earliest, Edurku, Eugalgal, Hammurabi, Indirect, Ishkur, Karkar, Nanaya, Old Babylonian Nippur, One, Sippar, Sumerian, Umma, Uruk
related to Name · 13
Shala → Akkadian, Daniel Schwemer, DIM, Frans Wiggermann, Gary Beckman, Hebrew, Hurrian, It, Logographic, Researchers, Semitic, Shala's, Sumerian
related to Iconography and functions · 9
Shala → In, Like, Mesopotamia, She, Similar, Sometimes, Such, Syria, Texts
related to Later relevance · 6
Shala → Canaanite, Gazetteer, Mesopotamian, Planetary Nomenclature, Shala Mons, Venus
Children · 1
Shala → Halbinunna, Namashmash, Minunesi, Misharu, Uṣur-amāssu
Consort · 1
Shala → Adad
Major cult center · 1
Shala → Karkar, Zabban

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adad goddess also name god attested shalash one wife weather names known mesopotamian might hurrian regarded sumerian worship medimsha lists

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShalaChildrenHalbinunna, Namashmash, Minunesi, Misharu, Uṣur-amāssu1.00infobox
ShalaConsortAdad1.00infobox
ShalaMajor cult centerKarkar, Zabban1.00infobox
ShalaMounta lion-dragon chimera or a bull1.00infobox
ShalaSumerianMedimsha1.00infobox
ShalaSymbollightning bolts, ear of the corn1.00infobox
Shalais aqueen0.90text
Ishtarinstance ofšuba being a type of unidentified precious stone or shell associated with deities0.80text
Shamashinstance ofšuba being a type of unidentified precious stone or shell associated with deities0.80text
Shalarelated to Associations with other deitiesShala's0.60section
Shalarelated to Associations with other deitiesShe0.60section
Shalarelated to Associations with other deitiesAdad0.60section

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