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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
Gilded statuette of El from Ugarit
Gilded statuette of El from Ugarit
Gebel al-Arak knife Possible depiction of El with two lions, B.C. 3450
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.
Gilded statue of El (c. 1400–1200 BC) from the site of Tel Megiddo.
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
El (deity)
…role as a sustaining warrior. Archaeological texts show El's association with eternity, creation, and divine authority, often with a consort similar to Asherah. Later sources, including Phoenician and Hellenistic writings, sometimes equated El with other deities such as Cronus or Poseidon. Cognate forms of El…
Figurine of Asherah, Hecht Museum, Israel
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.
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
"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."