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| '''Arinna''' was the major cult center of the ] ] known as <sup>d</sup>UTU <sup>URU</sup>''Arinna'' or "]", who is also sometimes identified as ''Arinniti'' or as ''Wuru(n)šemu''.<ref>{{cite book|author=Volkert Haas |title= Religionen des Alten Orients: Hethiter |location= Göttingen |date= 2011 | |
'''Arinna''' was the major cult center of the ] ] known as <sup>d</sup>UTU <sup>URU</sup>''Arinna'' or "]", who is also sometimes identified as ''Arinniti'' or as ''Wuru(n)šemu''.<ref>{{cite book|author=Volkert Haas |title= Religionen des Alten Orients: Hethiter |location= Göttingen |date= 2011 |isbn= 978-3-525-51695-9 |page=226}}</ref> Arinna was located near ], the Hittite capital.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bryce |first=Trevor |authorlink=Trevor Bryce |title=Life and Society in the Hittite World |url=https://archive.org/details/lifesocietyhitti00bryc |url-access=limited |year=2004 |pages=–143|publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-927588-5 }}</ref> | ||
| The Sun-Goddess of Arinna is the most important one of three important solar deities of the ], besides <sup>d</sup>UTU ''nepisas'' 'the sun of the sky' and <sup>d</sup>UTU ''taknas'' 'the sun of the earth'. | The Sun-Goddess of Arinna is the most important one of three important solar deities of the ], besides <sup>d</sup>UTU ''nepisas'' 'the sun of the sky' and <sup>d</sup>UTU ''taknas'' 'the sun of the earth'. | ||
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| In the late 14th century BC, King ] was particularly devoted to the Sun-Goddess of Arinna. | In the late 14th century BC, King ] was particularly devoted to the Sun-Goddess of Arinna. | ||
| Karaşehir Hüyük has been suggested as the site of Arinna. | |||
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Cult center of the Hittite sun goddess
Arinna was the major cult center of the Hittite sun-goddess known as UTU Arinna or "Sun-Goddess of Arinna", who is also sometimes identified as Arinniti or as Wuru(n)šemu. Arinna was located near Hattusa, the Hittite capital.
The Sun-Goddess of Arinna is the most important one of three important solar deities of the Hittite pantheon, besides UTU nepisas 'the sun of the sky' and UTU taknas 'the sun of the earth'.
She was considered to be the chief deity in some sources, in place of her husband. Her consort was the Storm-God; they and their children were all derived from the former Hattic pantheon.
The goddess was also perceived to be a paramount chthonic or earth goddess. She becomes largely syncretised with the Hurrian goddess Hebat, as the Hittite Storm-God was with Teshub.
In the late 14th century BC, King Mursili II was particularly devoted to the Sun-Goddess of Arinna.
Karaşehir Hüyük has been suggested as the site of Arinna.
See also
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References
- Volkert Haas (2011). Religionen des Alten Orients: Hethiter. Göttingen. p. 226. ISBN 978-3-525-51695-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Bryce, Trevor (2004). Life and Society in the Hittite World. Oxford University Press. pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-0-19-927588-5.
Literature
- Hans G. Güterbock, An Addition to the Prayer of Muršili to the Sungoddess and Its Implications, Anatolian Studies (1980).
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