Allani
Hurrian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
THE CORPUS HELD SHAUSHKA AND NEITHER OF THE OTHER TWO. The sources name three primary Hurrian goddesses and the registry had one of them.
Domains
- the underworld
Relations
- invoked with: IsharaReciprocated in-batch.Reference treatment: Allani was often invoked alongside Ishara, who also was associated with the underworld in Hurrian religion; in the ritual of Allaiturahi, Allani is invoked alongside Ishara to protect a household from demonic forces. (secondary)
Sources
- The Hurrian goddess of the underworld, and by extension one of the deities who take part in determining the fates of mortals. The scholarship names her one of the primary Hurrian goddesses beside Ishara and Shaushka.: Reference treatment: Allani, also known under the Akkadian name Allatu or Allatum, was the Hurrian goddess of the underworld, and as an extension of this role she was also one of the deities who took part in the determining of fates of mortals; Alfonso Archi describes her as one of the primary Hurrian goddesses next to Ishara and Shaushka. (secondary)