Nikkal
Canaanite · deity · mythic · deity
Orchard and fruitfulness goddess Nikkal-wa-Ib, the Fruitful Great Lady; bride of the moon-god Yarikh in the Ugaritic wedding hymn KTU 1.24, in which the courtship is conducted through Hiribi, the king of summer (sometimes taken as her father, though modern restorations leave that kin-tie uncertain, so no parent is wired here). Her theonym continues Sumerian Ningal (nin-gal, the great lady), the moon-god Nanna-Sin consort, transmitted through Akkadian and Hurrian channels. Authored as the moon-god Yarikh spouse; her spouse-edge is recorded here for the maintainer to mirror on canaanite_yarikh.
Domains
- orchards and fruit
- marriage conception
- fertility and marriage
Powers
- Wed the moon-god Yarikh for a vast bride-price
- Quicken the orchard and bear fruit as the Fruitful Lady
Epithets
- nkl w ib
Relations
- spouse: Yarikh
Sources
- Marriage of Yarikh and Nikkal (KTU 1.24)
- Ugaritic god-list KTU 1.118 (RS 20.024); offering lists
- del Olmo Lete, Canaanite Religion According to the Liturgical Texts of Ugarit (1999)
- Pardee, Ritual and Cult at Ugarit (2002)