Salawaneš

The Šalawaneš are Hittite gate deities who were worshiped at city ​​gates . During the AN.TAḪ.ŠUM festival and the purulliya festival , the king made sacrifices to them at the ašuša city ​​gate of Ḫattuša . Sacrifices for the Šalawaneš are also attested for the cities of Ḫanḫana and Tauriša .

The Damnaššara sphinxes have a similar function as gatekeepers .

literature

• Richard H. Beal: Šalawana / i, Šaliwana. In: Michael P. Streck (ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Aräologie . Volume 11, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2006-2008, ISBN 978-3-11-020383-7 , pp. 571-572.
• Volkert Haas : History of the Hittite religion (= Handbook of Oriental Studies . Volume 1.15). Brill, Leiden 1994, ISBN 978-90-04-09799-5 .