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Alalu

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First heavenly ruler in the surviving Kumarbi song; defeated by Anu, he flees to the dark earth.

Modern diagram of the surviving Alalu–Anu account: service, defeat and flight to the dark earth. Arrows do not establish genealogy; no ancient divine likeness is invented
Modern diagram of the surviving Alalu–Anu account: service, defeat and flight to the dark earth. Arrows do not establish genealogy; no ancient divine likeness is inventedOriginal diagram: IL Archive,2026 · CC0License · Image source

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Alalu is the divine figure opening the heavenly succession in Hittite CTH 344. AnuAn / AnuSumerian/Akkadian sky god; multifunctional AN alone cannot identify him in the earliest texts.Glossary · Click to read the explanation serves him, then defeats him after nine years. Alalu flees to the dark earth. [1]

These lines preserve the order of rule; the phrase identifying Alalu’s descendant has competing readings discussed in modern research. [2]

References and notes

  1. TITUS — CTH344 Lines9–20: Alalu and Anu. Return to the text ↑
  2. Christian Zgoll, The Hittite Theogony (2021) pp.208–225: phrase and genealogy. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 13 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Alalu», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/alalu-kumarbi-song