Zababa

Anunnaki deity, god of war, patron of Kish, associated with divine protection.

Core Themes

• War and patronage.
• Linked to Patron Deities.

Related Concepts & Sources

Ninurta (similar deity), Sumerian Mythology (context), City States (structure)

Scholarly entry: Zababa (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 Inscriptions
• The Corpus of Ancient Mesopotamian Scholarship
• Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (search)

References

• Dalley, S. and W. Yuhong 1990. "The origins of the Manana dynasty at Kiš, and the Assyrian King List." Iraq 52 : 159-165.
• McEwan, G.J.P. 1983. "Late Babylonian Kiš." Iraq 45 : 117-123.
• Moorey, P.R.S. 1975. "The terracotta plaques from Kish and Hursagkalama, c.1850 to 1650 BC." Iraq 37 : 79-99.
• Stone, E. 1993. "Chariots of the gods in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia." Cambridge Archaeological Journal 3 : 83-107.