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Hittite relief of the God Sharruma and King Tudhaliya
East wall of Chamber B of the Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary near Hattusa (13th century BCE) depicting in a niche the God Sharruma (the Hurrian Mountain God and son of the Thunder God Teshub) embracing Great King Tudhaliya IV (r. c. 1237–1209...
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Incense Burner from Tell Bazmusian
This pottery incense burner/container was found at Tell Bazmusian, Lake Dukan, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. A wild goat is topped by a 2-story house model with a chimney. Hurrian period, mid-2nd century BCE. On display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad...
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The Song of Ullikummis Tablet from Hattusa
The most interesting Hittite legend embodying the characteristics of a Hurrian mythology is the one related to Kumarbiš, the father of the gods. Tešup has taken the palace of Kumarbiš at the head of the divine kingdom. Kumarbiš abhors this...