Napirisha
Elamite · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
The 'Great God' (napir riša) of Anshan, head of the Middle Elamite national triad; water and kingship god akin to Enki/Ea.
Domains
- fresh water
- kingship
Powers
- Send forth life-giving waters from disk and rod
- Rule enthroned upon a human-headed serpent
- Sending forth the fresh life-giving waters
Epithets
- the Great God The supreme deity of Elam, lord of the waters of the deepElamite royal inscriptions (Chogha Zanbil) (primary)
- napir riša the Great GodAnshan and Susa royal inscriptions (primary)
Relations
- ally: InshushinakReciprocal of elamite_inshushinak.ally — Joint heads (with Kiririsha) of the Middle Elamite state triad, invoked together in the royal inscriptions of Untash-Napirisha at Chogha Zanbil.D. T. Potts, The Archaeology of Elam (1999) (secondary)
- spouse: KiririshaThe Great God of Anshan and the Great Goddess of Liyan are the divine couple heading the Middle Elamite pantheon.Encyclopaedia Iranica, ELAM vi. Elamite religion (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Middle Elamite royal inscriptions of the Napirisha–Inshushinak–Kiririsha triad (primary); Encyclopaedia Iranica, ELAM vi. Elamite religion (secondary)