Nabarbi, whose name means 'she of Nawar,' is a pan-Hurrian goddess associated with the city or region of Nawar in Hurrian religious geography. She was closely linked in cult practice with the god Taite, and her worship extended across the Hurrian-speaking world alongside other major pan-Hurrian deities such as Simige and Kusuh. Comparatively little of her specific mythology survives, but her wide attestation across Hurrian religious centers marks her as one of the pantheon's significant goddesses rather than a purely local figure.
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Attestation
Era of Attestation Veneration TodayHistorically attested; no continuous cult 2 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Function
Domain / Function Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Hittite Myths, 2nd edition
Harry A. Hoffner Jr. (Gary M. Beckman, ed.), Society of Biblical Literature (Writings from the Ancient World), 1998Nabarbi, Hurrian-Hittite corpusView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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