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177: 20: 123:, was not worshipped, Hittite and Luwian religion involved extensive worship of Arma. For the Luwians in particular, the moon was associated with the months of pregnancy and Arma was therefore believed to protect pregnant women and to help women giving birth (note 134:("to be pregnant"). Thus the Moon god had an important role in family religion. He also served as an important guarantor of oaths in state treaties. His wife was Nikkal (the Mesopotamian goddess 452: 196: 146: 281:. Volume III: Inscriptions of the Hettite Empire and New Inscriptions of the Iron Age. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2024. p. 628. 464: 446: 427: 286: 145:
origin. In this story, the Moon god Kašku falls from heaven and lands in the marketplace or gatehouse of the city of
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Depiction of the Moon god Arma in the form of the Hurrian Moon god Kušuḫ, from the cliff sanctuary of
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dropped a heavy downpour of rain on the Moon god, who became very afraid. The goddesses
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It has been suggested that the name of the deity survived in Anatolia as part of the
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compound names Αρμεδυμνος ("Armedumnos") and Ερμεδυμνος ("Ermedumnos"), from
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Alwin Kloekhorst: "Studies in Lycian and Carian Phonology and Morphology."
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It is theorized that the supreme deity of pre-Christian Georgian religion,
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Libation offering to the Luwian moon god Arma on a relief from Arslantepe
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with a crescent Moon symbol, which is transliterated as (DEUS) LUNA.
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The most well-known myth in which the Moon god is involved is of
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In Syria he is assimilated to the cult of the Moon god of
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Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon
504: 396:Freeman, Ph.. "Lycian/Galatian Αρμεδυμνος". In: 206:("Silver") and is thrown out of heaven by him. 57:("wanderer"). He is attested as the Moon god in 439:Religionen des alten Orients: Hethiter und Iran 333:Religionen des alten Orients: Hethiter und Iran 320:Religionen des alten Orients: Hethiter und Iran 441:. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2011, 481:'moon' and Indo-European rites of passage." 488:Fred C. Woudhuizen: "Two Notes on Lydian." 279:Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions 168:eventually saved him using magic spells. 175: 18: 459:. Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden 2009, 457:Religions of Second Millennium Anatolia 307:Religions of Second Millennium Anatolia 505: 42:in the Bronze Age and early Iron Age. 402:https://doi.org/10.1515/ZCPH.2007.56 398:Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 220:, has heavy ties with Hittite Arma. 99:texts, the name is written with the 13: 471: 14: 534: 422:Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2006, 409: 390: 331:Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: 318:Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch: 377: 364: 351: 338: 325: 312: 299: 271: 253: 171: 1: 247: 187:Arma was identified with the 16:Ancient Anatolian lunar deity 492:42/43, 2010/11, pp. 207–213. 335:. Göttingen 2011, pp. 227 f. 7: 10: 539: 420:Die hethitische Literatur. 385:Die hethitische Literatur. 372:Die hethitische Literatur. 359:Die hethitische Literatur. 346:Die hethitische Literatur. 50:The name derives from the 477:Adam Hyllested: "Hittite 322:. Göttingen 2011, p. 228. 309:. Wiesbaden 2009, p. 110. 223: 348:Berlin 2006, pp. 120 f. 110: 45: 499:47, 2008, pp. 117–146. 400:55, no. 1 (2007): 56. 374:Berlin 2006, pp.150 f. 184: 130:("to impregnate") and 88:(dative case), and in 24: 295:10.1515/9783110778854 277:Hawkins, John David. 244:) "-dumnos" 'world'. 179: 22: 483:IE Matters Even More 430:, pp. 120 f., 150 f. 387:Berlin 2006, p. 198. 361:Berlin 2006, p. 148. 34:, worshipped by the 236:"Arma-" 'moon' and 105:Hieroglyphic Luwian 485:, Copenhagen 2011. 185: 25: 465:978-3-447-05885-8 447:978-3-525-51695-9 260:Kloekhorst, Alwin 103:EN.ZU or XXX, in 30:was an Anatolian 530: 404: 394: 388: 381: 375: 368: 362: 355: 349: 342: 336: 329: 323: 316: 310: 303: 297: 275: 269: 257: 205: 155: 65:, with the name 538: 537: 533: 532: 531: 529: 528: 527: 513:Hittite deities 503: 502: 474: 472:Further reading 435:Heidemarie Koch 412: 407: 395: 391: 382: 378: 369: 365: 356: 352: 343: 339: 330: 326: 317: 313: 305:Piotr Taracha: 304: 300: 276: 272: 258: 254: 250: 242:Celtic language 226: 199: 174: 149: 113: 63:Luwian religion 52:Proto-Anatolian 48: 17: 12: 11: 5: 536: 526: 525: 520: 515: 501: 500: 493: 486: 473: 470: 469: 468: 450: 433:Volkert Haas, 431: 411: 408: 406: 405: 389: 383:Volkert Haas: 376: 370:Volkert Haas: 363: 357:Volkert Haas: 350: 344:Volkert Haas: 337: 324: 311: 298: 270: 251: 249: 246: 225: 222: 173: 170: 112: 109: 73:he was called 47: 44: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 535: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 510: 508: 498: 494: 491: 487: 484: 480: 476: 475: 466: 462: 458: 454: 453:Piotr Taracha 451: 448: 444: 440: 436: 432: 429: 428:3-11-018877-5 425: 421: 417: 414: 413: 403: 399: 393: 386: 380: 373: 367: 360: 354: 347: 341: 334: 328: 321: 315: 308: 302: 296: 292: 288: 287:9783110778854 284: 280: 274: 267: 266: 261: 256: 252: 245: 243: 239: 235: 231: 221: 219: 214: 212: 207: 203: 198: 194: 190: 183: 178: 169: 167: 163: 159: 153: 148: 144: 139: 137: 133: 129: 126: 122: 118: 108: 106: 102: 98: 94: 91: 87: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 53: 43: 41: 37: 33: 29: 21: 496: 489: 482: 478: 456: 438: 419: 416:Volkert Haas 410:Bibliography 397: 392: 384: 379: 371: 366: 358: 353: 345: 340: 332: 327: 319: 314: 306: 301: 278: 273: 263: 255: 227: 215: 208: 186: 156:. The angry 140: 131: 127: 114: 92: 85: 78: 74: 66: 54: 49: 27: 26: 518:Luwian gods 200: [ 172:Equivalents 158:weather god 150: [ 101:Sumerograms 523:Lunar gods 507:Categories 248:References 182:Yazılıkaya 119:moon god, 115:While the 234:Anatolian 191:Moon god 166:Kamrušepa 162:Ḫapantali 97:cuneiform 490:Talanta. 238:Galatian 230:Galatian 36:Hittites 32:Moon god 497:Kadmos. 189:Hurrian 143:Hattian 128:armaḫḫ- 125:Hittite 117:Hattian 79:Arm̃ma- 75:Erm̃ma- 59:Hittite 55:*ʿOrmo- 40:Luwians 463:  445:  426:  285:  224:Legacy 218:Armazi 211:Harran 197:Ušḫuni 147:Laḫzan 136:Ningal 132:armai- 90:Lydian 83:Carian 71:Lycian 479:arma- 204:] 193:Kušuḫ 154:] 121:Kašku 95:. In 81:, in 69:. In 67:Arma- 461:ISBN 443:ISBN 424:ISBN 283:ISBN 164:and 111:Role 93:Arm- 86:Armo 61:and 46:Name 38:and 28:Arma 291:doi 240:(a 138:). 509:: 455:: 437:: 418:: 289:, 262:. 202:de 152:de 77:, 467:. 449:. 293::

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Moon god
Hittites
Luwians
Proto-Anatolian
Hittite
Luwian religion
Lycian
Carian
Lydian
cuneiform
Sumerograms
Hieroglyphic Luwian
Hattian
Kašku
Hittite
Ningal
Hattian
Laḫzan
de
weather god
Ḫapantali
Kamrušepa

Yazılıkaya
Hurrian
Kušuḫ
Ušḫuni
de
Harran

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