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429:. The myth relays that he was spared because his brothers were also the brothers of Ḫaḫḫima. Due to imperfect understanding of his character this part of the narrative remains poorly understood. No other text refers to any deities as his siblings, though 183:
726.1, which also associates him with iron, nails and bronze hammers. Romina Della Casa suggests that by extension of his role as a divine smith he might have been also regarded as a war god, which might be reflected in
191:(CTH 62) where he is credited with hiding the Hittite army from enemies, though due to lack of details in the relevant passage this proposal remains speculative. 390:, might have been a late reflection of Ḫašamili. Ian Rutherford proposes that his cult might have originally been transferred to the west from Pala through 422: 330:, whose religion was heavily influenced by the Hattians. He is mentioned in the descriptions of ceremonies held in the temple of their head god 886: 859: 826: 802: 775: 437:, the stars and the night included alongside him in lists of offerings might be meant. His proposal is also supported by Romina Della Casa. 905: 785:
Casa, Romina Della (2019). "A Problem of Meaning: Variations in Hittite Landscape as Narrated in the Sun-God's mugawar (CTH 323)".
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Based on the phonetic similarity of the names it has been suggested that Kasmilos, a figure regarded as the brother of
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is presumed to be an early variant of Ḫašamili's name. He was also grouped with other "gods of Kanesh", such as
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festival held in this city. He is additionally attested in rituals pertaining to the poorly understood
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deities who had no earlier counterparts in their pantheon. A temple dedicated to him existed in
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responsible for the well-being of families, and in that capacity was closely associated with
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suggests that a group consisting of divine representations of the
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deity responsible for the protection of children. According to
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in Hattusa. In this context, he formed a group alongside
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Luwian cities in which Ḫašamili was worshiped include
259:. He was also among the deities celebrated during the 526: 524: 511: 509: 507: 770:. Writings from the ancient world. Scholars Press. 308:, located in the basin of the river Zuliya (modern 44: 32: 144:Ḫašamili's character is not fully understood. 129:. Multiple phonetic spellings are attested in 117:, but his role in it is not fully understood. 175:. He is described as a "strong smith" (SIMUG 86:, and later came to be incorporated into the 8: 82:. He originated in religious beliefs of the 787:Hrozný and Hittite. The First Hundred Years 98:pantheons. He was regarded as a protective 698: 686: 674: 898:Religions of Second Millennium Anatolia 710: 650: 626: 614: 602: 590: 578: 566: 542: 486: 471: 456: 446: 125:The theonym Ḫašamili originates in the 102:, and was additionally associated with 498: 421:, in which he and the fate goddesses ( 29: 7: 818:Geschichte der hethitischen Religion 746: 734: 722: 662: 638: 554: 530: 515: 179:) in the temple construction ritual 171:. It is also assumed that he was a 879:10.1093/oso/9780199593279.001.0001 251:likely indicates he was among the 27:Hittite household and smithing god 25: 917:"Ḫašamili (Protohattischer Gott)" 871:Hittite Texts and Greek Religion 410:Ḫašamili appears in the myth of 199:The theonym Ḫazamil attested in 386:and sometimes identified with 1: 921:Reallexikon der Assyriologie 148:considered him primarily an 106:. He appears in the myth of 75:617) was a god worshiped in 915:Weiher, Egbert von (1972), 873:. Oxford University Press. 985: 39:Household and smithing god 844:Die hethitische Literatur 795:10.1163/9789004413122_027 37: 869:Rutherford, Ian (2020). 768:Hittite Diplomatic Texts 282:. In the treaty between 896:Taracha, Piotr (2009). 842:Haas, Volkert (2006). 852:10.1515/9783110193794 846:. 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Index

Hasameli
Hattusa
romanized
CTH
Bronze Age
Anatolia
Hattians
Hittite
Palaic
Luwian
household deity
metalworking
Ḫaḫḫima
de
Hattic language
cuneiform
Hittite
Palaic
Volkert Haas
apotropaic
Piotr Taracha
de
household deity
Zilipuri
smithing god
CTH
Muršili
Old Assyrian
karum
Kanesh

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