Hadad

Assyrian soldiers carrying a statue of Adad

Hadad (Ugaritic: 𐎅𐎄 Haddu)), Adad, Haddad (Akkadian: 𒀭𒅎) or Iškur (Sumerian) was the storm and rain god in the Northwest Semitic and ancient Mesopotamian religions.

Quotes

• Ickur splits the mountains, yet he does not split the waterskin.
  • Sumerian proverb, Collection III at The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, 3rd millennium BCE.

See also

• Anu
• Deity
• Indra
• Jupiter (mythology)
• Mythology
• Odin
• Paganism
• Thor
• Zeus

External links

• Jewish Encyclopedia
• Britannica Online Encyclopedia
• Online text: The Epic of Ba'al (Hadad)
• Kadash Kinahu: Complete Directory
• Gateways to Babylon: Adad/Rimon
• Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses: Iškur/Adad (god)
• Britannica Online Encyclopedia
• Mesopotamian Gods: Adad (Ishkur)
• Stela with the storm god Adad brandishing thunderbolts

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