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Aranzah

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River as a divine figure, named among those Kumarbi carries in the Hittite song.

Modern diagram of Kumarbi’s pregnancy list, highlighting Aranzah as a river divine figure. Branches group names in the scene; not a river map or the order of every birth event
Modern diagram of Kumarbi’s pregnancy list, highlighting Aranzah as a river divine figure. Branches group names in the scene; not a river map or the order of every birth eventOriginal diagram: IL Archive,2026 · CC0License · Image source

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Aranzah is a river as a divine figure in the KumarbiKumarbiHurrian divine figure in Hittite CTH 344; challenges Anu and carries the storm god after swallowing his seed.Glossary · Click to read the explanation song, named with the storm god and TashmishuTashmishuDivine figure named in Kumarbi’s pregnancy with the storm god and the river Aranzah.Glossary · Click to read the explanation in the pregnancy following Kumarbi’s swallowing of what belongs to AnuAn / AnuSumerian/Akkadian sky god; multifunctional AN alone cannot identify him in the earliest texts.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. [1]

References and notes

  1. TITUS — CTH344 Lines35–49: figures carried by Kumarbi. Return to the text ↑

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

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