Tišatal

Founding inscription of the Tiša valley in Urkeš, around 2000 BC Chr.

Tišatal was a Hurrian prince ( endan ) of Urkeš around 2000 BC. Chr .; a more precise chronological classification is not possible. It is known from a founding inscription for a temple. It is a well-preserved stone tablet held by a bronze lion. The tablet is one of the oldest evidence of the Hurrian language and also of the Hurrian religion . The name of the deity for whom the temple was founded is ^DINGIR KIŠ.GAL, which is probably an early spelling for Nergal . The alternative interpretation of this name as Kumarbi is controversial. The god Lubadag is named as the protector of the temple donated by Tišatal, the weather god and the "mistress of Nagar" also appear in the curse formula .

Two other cuneiform texts from the same period name a Tišatal, man of Nineveh and a Tišatal, king of Karaḫar. These could be different people.

literature

Beate Pongratz-Leisten: Religion and Ideology in Assyria . ISBN 978-1-61451-482-4

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personal data
SURNAME	Tišatal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Hurrian prince of Urkeš
DATE OF BIRTH	around 2000 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	around 2000 BC Chr.