Jabru
Elamite · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Sky-god named the Elamite counterpart of Anu in a Šurpu commentary; known only from Mesopotamian theological texts.
Domains
- sky
Powers
- Hold the heavens as the Elamite sky-sovereign
Relations
- interpretatio: AnuA Mesopotamian commentary itself glosses Jabru as 'the Anu of Elam'. Preserves the sky-father slot; Jabru is otherwise nearly unknown — the equation is the main thing attested about him.Šurpu commentary (E. Reiner, Šurpu, AfO Beiheft 11, 1958) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Šurpu commentary; god-list An = Anum (as 'Enlil of Elam') (primary)