Ishkur

Anunnaki deity of storms and rain, associated with fertility and destruction.

Core Themes

• Storm and agricultural fertility.
• Linked to Akkadian Mythology.

Related Concepts & Sources

Adad (alternate name), Hurrian Mythology (context), Divine Hierarchy (structure)

Scholarly entry: Iškur/Adad (god), Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses (Oracc, University of Pennsylvania).

Attestations in Cuneiform Corpora

• The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature
• The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Insriptions
• The Corpus of Ancient Mesopotamian Scholarship
• Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (search)

References

• Schwemer, D. 2001a. Die Wettergottgestalten Mesopotamiens und Nordsyriens im Zeitalter der Keilschriftkulturen . Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
• Schwemer, D. 2007. "The storm-gods of the ancient Near East: summary, synthesis, recent studies, part I." Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions 7 : 121-168.
• Schwemer, D. 2008. "The storm-gods of the ancient Near East: summary, synthesis, recent studies, part II." Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions 8 : 1-44.