Adramelech (deity)

Adramelech (also Adrammelech , Adramalech or Adrammelek , from Adar-malik = 'glorious king') is a god from Assyrian mythology , he is mentioned at the time of the repopulation by Assyrian colonists or deportees. He belongs to the group of Ba'alim , d. H. the master or ruler.

In the Bible, the 2nd Book of Kings mentions child sacrifices in his honor. In Moab , too , he was associated with human sacrifice , together with the deity Anamelech . In the Bible he was assigned a relationship with the Assyrian Moloch .

Web links

• Michaela Bauks:  Adrammelech / Anammelech. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.

Remarks

1. ^ ^{A b} John Gray: The Desert God ʿAṮTR in the Literature and Religion of Canaan. In: Journal of Near Eastern Studies , Vol. 8, No. 2 (Apr., 1949), pp. 72-83, p. 80
2. ↑ 2 Kings 17.31  EU