Rakib-El

Aramean · deity · mythic · deity

Dynastic 'Charioteer of El' of the Sam'alian kings; tutelary god of the royal house of Yadi, possibly a lunar deity.

Domains

kingship

Powers

Drive the chariot of El across the heavens
Uphold and legitimize the royal house of Yadi

Epithets

Charioteer of El
rkb-ʾl

Sources

Aramaic royal inscriptions of Bar-Rakib, Sam'al/Zincirli (8th c. BCE)

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