Hepat [1] , also Hepa , Cheb , Chebat [2] ( ugb . Ḫbt ) - Hurrian supreme goddess [2] of the sun, wife of Teshub - god of a thunderbolt [3] , who was also revered in Hittite mythology . The first mention of the goddess is contained in the text from Ebla as Ḫabatu , which is probably derived from * Ḫalbatu in the meaning of “goddess Halaba ” [4] . The Hittites called their goddess "mistress", "the queen of the country of Hatti , the queen of heaven Hepat" [5] .
| Hepat | |
|---|---|
 Image of Hepa and her family in Yazylykaya sanctuary | |
| goddess of heaven and sun | |
| Mythology | Hurrian and Hittite |
| Type of | goddess |
| Latin spelling | Ḫepat |
| Floor | |
| Mother | Allani |
| Spouse | Teshub |
| Children | son of Sharum , daughters Allanzu and Kuntzishalli |
| Cult Center | Jalaba |
| Identifications | Arinnity |
Content
Origin
Hepa and Tashub had three children: the son of Sharum , the daughter of Allanzu and Kuntzishalli. All of them are represented in the rocky sanctuary of Yazylykaya [6] . According to Hattusili I's analogs, Hepa was the daughter of the goddess of the underworld, Allani .
Hepat served a vizier named Tsumeva, as well as several goddesses [6] .
Honor
Teshub Khalabsky and Hepa formed a divine couple [6] . Hepa was compared with the Hittite Arinnity [6] , and Teshub with the supreme Hittite god Tarhunt . The places of worship of Hepa were in Halaba, Oud and Kizzuvatna [4] .
In the Luvian hieroglyphs of the period of the Syro-Hittite kingdom, Hep is called Hiputa or Hipatu and is considered the wife of Tarhunts [7] . Her Hurrian husband Teshub quite rarely (like Tisupa) appeared in hieroglyphic inscriptions. The two children of Hepa were also revered: Sarrum and Allanzuva. In the area of Darende, she is depicted on a throne with a drinking cup, and Sarrum - behind her on a panther . Before them, the ruler of Arnuvanti performs a liberation ceremony.
Later, during the Roman Empire, Hepa was revered by the Lydians as Meter Hipta, the nurse of Dionysus . Hierodules dedicated sermons to this goddess [8] .
See also
- Kubaba (Sumerian-Akkadian mythology)
Notes
- ↑ 1 // Ugaritic epic / USSR Academy of Sciences. - Monuments of the written language of the East. - M .: Nauka, 1965. - T. 105. - 352 p.
- ↑ 1 2 Natalia Mikhailovna Postovskaya. Studying the ancient history of the Middle East in the Soviet Union, 1917-1959 - USSR Academy of Sciences, 1961. - S. 387. - 450 p.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Department of the East. - L .: The State Hermitage., 1939. - S. 39. - 446 p.
- ↑ 1 2 Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch. Religionen des alten Orients: Hethiter und Iran. - Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2011 .-- pp. 233–234. - ISBN 978-3-525-51695-9 .
- ↑ Messenger: History. - M .: Publishing house of Moscow University, 1976. - S. 82. - 614 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Piotr Taracha. Religions of Second Millennium Anatolia. - Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2009 .-- pp. 91-118. - ISBN 978-3-447-05885-8 .
- ↑ Maciej Popko. Völker und Sprachen Altanatoliens. - Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2008 .-- ISBN 978-3-447-05708-0 .
- ↑ Christian Marek, Peter Frei. Geschichte Kleinasiens in der Antike. - München: Verlag CH Beck, 2010 .-- S. 597, 637. - ISBN 978-3-406-59853-1 .