Wer (god)
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Wer is an Akkadian storm god, a minor deity linked with Adad
and Amurru. His attendant is the fierce guardian of the pine forest, Humbaba
, the focus of one of the Gilgamesh
epic sagas. His cult centres include Afis
, south of Aleppo
.
Adad
Adad in Akkadian and Ishkur in Sumerian and Hadad in Aramaic are the names of the storm-god in the Babylonian-Assyrian pantheon. All three are usually written by the logogram dIM...
and Amurru. His attendant is the fierce guardian of the pine forest, Humbaba
Humbaba
In Akkadian mythology Humbaba or Huwawa , also Humbaba the Terrible was a monstrous giant of immemorial age raised by Utu, the Sun...
, the focus of one of the Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh was the fifth king of Uruk, modern day Iraq , placing his reign ca. 2500 BC. According to the Sumerian king list he reigned for 126 years. In the Tummal Inscription, Gilgamesh, and his son Urlugal, rebuilt the sanctuary of the goddess Ninlil, in Tummal, a sacred quarter in her city of...
epic sagas. His cult centres include Afis
AFIS
AFIS can refer to:* Aerodrome Flight Information Service* Airborne Flight Information System, an avionics system proprietary to Honeywell Aerospace* American Forces Information Service* Automated Fingerprint Identification System...
, south of Aleppo
Aleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
.