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Mezulla

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Zintuḫi, whose name is Hattian for "granddaughter", was worshipped along with her mother and grandmother. Like her mother, she could be invoked as an intermediary with the Sun goddess of Arinna. Queen
75:: "her daughter"). As the daughter of the two chief Hittite deities, she could be called upon to act as an intermediary with either of them, especially their mother. She also aided military campaigns. 98:
mentions her with the unclear epithet "Clothes pin on her breast." She had her own temple in Arinna, but she was not otherwise worshipped separately from the Sun goddess of Arinna.
82:, which was the second most important in the city after that of her mother. No other temples of Mezulla are known, but worship of her is also attested in 119: 137: 86:, Taḫurpa, and other north Hittite cities. Like her mother she could also be worshipped in the form of a silver solar disc. 52: 158: 153: 47:. Her daughter Zintuḫi was a goddess who had no special role. From the 13th century BC onwards, the corn god 35:. Mezulla had only local importance and is not mentioned in the oath lists of Hittite interstate treaties. 28: 68: 56: 107: 133: 115: 24: 72: 83: 48: 147: 132:(Handbuch der Orientalistik, Part. 1, Vol. 15). Brill, Leiden/ New York/ Köln 1994, 95: 44: 125: 32: 43:
Mezulla was the daughter of the Sun goddess of Arinna and the weather god
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goddess. She and her daughter Zintuḫi were closely associated with the
79: 114:(Studien zu den Boğazköy-Texten, Vol. 50). Wiesbaden 2009, 8: 71:origin and she was also known as Tappinu ( 78:Mezulla had a temple in the holy city of 112:Arinna. Eine heilige Stadt der Hethiter. 130:Geschichte der hethitischen Religion. 7: 14: 67:Like her mother, Mezulla was of 59:are attested as her brothers. 1: 175: 53:Weather god of Zippalanda 31:; together they formed a 29:Sun goddess of Arinna 57:Weather god of Nerik 120:978-3-447-05867-4 166: 174: 173: 169: 168: 167: 165: 164: 163: 159:Hattian deities 154:Hittite deities 144: 143: 104: 92: 65: 41: 12: 11: 5: 172: 170: 162: 161: 156: 146: 145: 142: 141: 123: 103: 100: 91: 88: 64: 61: 40: 37: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 171: 160: 157: 155: 152: 151: 149: 139: 138:90-04-09799-6 135: 131: 127: 124: 121: 117: 113: 109: 106: 105: 101: 99: 97: 89: 87: 85: 81: 76: 74: 70: 62: 60: 58: 54: 50: 46: 38: 36: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 129: 126:Volkert Haas 111: 108:Maciej Popko 102:Bibliography 93: 77: 66: 42: 33:triple deity 23:was a minor 20: 16: 15: 148:Categories 96:Puduḫepa 55:and the 49:Telipinu 45:Tarḫunna 21:Mezzulla 90:Zintuḫi 84:Ḫattuša 73:Hattian 69:Hattian 25:Hittite 17:Mezulla 136:  118:  80:Arinna 51:, the 39:Family 134:ISBN 116:ISBN 63:Role 19:or 150:: 128:: 110:: 140:. 122:.

Index

Hittite
Sun goddess of Arinna
triple deity
Tarḫunna
Telipinu
Weather god of Zippalanda
Weather god of Nerik
Hattian
Hattian
Arinna
Ḫattuša
Puduḫepa
Maciej Popko
ISBN
978-3-447-05867-4
Volkert Haas
ISBN
90-04-09799-6
Categories
Hittite deities
Hattian deities

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