Ea
Hurrian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
God of wisdom incorporated into the Hurrian pantheon from Mesopotamia; in the Song of Ullikummi he produces the ancient copper saw and counsels the gods to cut the stone monster free of Upelluri, breaking its invulnerability.
Domains
- wisdom
- fresh water craft
Powers
- Devise the cunning stratagem that defeats Ullikummi
Relations
- equated with: EnkiHurrian Ea is Mesopotamian Ea/Enki adopted outright, name and wisdom-portfolio intact, into the Kumarbi cycle (he holds the 'tablet of destinies' wisdom-role). Less the freshwater-Apsu cosmology.G. Wilhelm, The Hurrians (1989) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Song of Ullikummi (CTH 345) (primary)