Gordyene
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Gordyene or Corduene was an ancient historical region, located south of Lake Van, present-day eastern Turkey.
Castle of Pinaca (or Finik), northwest of Cizre
Castle of Pinaca (or Finik), northwest of Cizre
Kingdom of Corduene in 300 AD where it was a battle ground between Roman and Persian empires.
Teshub
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Teshub was the Hurrian weather god, as well as the head of the Hurrian pantheon. The etymology of his name is uncertain, though it is agreed it can be classified as linguistically Hurrian. Both phonet
Gordyene
…From 189 to 90 BCE, it enjoyed a period of independence. The people of Gordyene were known to have worshiped the Hurrian chief deity and weather god Teshub. The origin of the Carduchii is uncertain, though it seems they were of non-Armenian origin based on the accounts of the Greek historian Xenophon (died…
A relief from Yazılıkaya depicting Teshub (left), Ḫepat and their children and servants.
A stela depicting the Ugaritic weather god, Baal, who could be associated with Teshub.
A hypostasis of the Luwian weather god, “Tarḫunz of the vineyard”, as depicted on the İvriz relief.
A foundation peg in the form of a lion from Urkesh with the inscription of Tish-atal. Louvre.