Asherah
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Asherah was a goddess in ancient Semitic religions. She also appears in Hittite writings as Ašerdu or Ašertu, and as Athirat in Ugarit as the consort of ʾEl. Asherah was a major goddess in ancient Nor
Figurine of Asherah, Hecht Museum, Israel
Flat lighting and en face presentation can lessen the visual effect of the Judean pillar figure's directly protruding breasts.
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"The dedicatory inscription on the Lachish ewer [shows] the word Elat positioned immediately over the tree, indicating the... tree as a representation of the goddess Elat."
El (deity)
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El is a Northwest Semitic word meaning 'god' or 'deity', or referring to any one of multiple major ancient Near Eastern deities. A rarer form, 'ila, represents the predicate form in the Old Akkadian a
Asherah
…She also appears in Hittite writings as Ašerdu(š) or Ašertu(š) (Hittite: 𒀀𒊺𒅕𒌈, romanized: a-še-er-tu4), and as Athirat in Ugarit as the consort of ʾEl. Asherah was a major goddess in ancient Northwest Semitic cultures, often associated with fertility, motherhood, and sacred trees. Asherah was the…
Gilded statuette of El from Ugarit
Gebel al-Arak knife Possible depiction of El with two lions, B.C. 3450
Gilded statue of El (c. 1400–1200 BC) from the site of Tel Megiddo.