Uliliyašši

Uliliyašši was a Hittite and Luwian goddess who is invoked in the ritual of the Paškuwatti against male impotence or in the absence of sexual desire for a woman. In this ritual the goddess is called to take care of the affected man. Among other things, bread, figs and grapes are offered to her, as well as a sheep. The ritual was successful when the goddess showed herself to the person concerned in her dream and had sexual intercourse with him.

Uliliyašši had a cult in the city of Parmana and was invoked in a Hittite oracle text next to the weather god of Nerik and "the great deity"

The name is derived from the Hittite ulili "meadow, field", which identifies her as the goddess of vegetation and fertility. The collective of gods called Uliliyantikeš from Pala , who are named Gulzannikeš in last place in lists of gods after the fate deities , was of a similar nature . An equation with the goddess of love and war " Šawuška of the field" is to be rejected, as this relates to the battlefield and emphasizes the warlike aspect of the goddess.

literature

• Gernot Wilhelm : Ulilijašši. In: Michael P. Streck (ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Aräologie . Volume 14, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2014–2016, ISBN 978-3-11-034659-6 , p. 305.