Haldi

Supreme national god of Urartu and god of war; head of the triad. In the Meher Kapısı god-list he is named first with the largest sacrificial allotment, and even his attributes (armies, spear, weapons, gates, greatness) receive offerings. Chief temple at Muṣaṣir/Ardini.

Domains

• war
• kingship sovereignty

Powers

• Grant the king victory in battle and conquest

Epithets

• Haldi latin · Haldi · inscriptionThe supreme war-god and head of the Urartian pantheon, lord of Ardini (Musasir)Urartian royal inscriptions (the Van/Mher Kapısı stele) (primary)
• DKURḪaldi Urartian · Haldi · cultthe (god) of Ardini/Muṣaṣir, lord of the cityMeher Kapısı (Mheri Dur) inscription; Muṣaṣir votive texts (primary)

Relations

• spouse: ArubaniArubani (Arubaini of the Meher Kapisi god-list) is Haldi's consort in the Urartian state pantheon.Piotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu (1969) (secondary)
• spouse: BagmashtuVotives from Musasir/Ardini name 'Haldi and his wife Bagmashtu'; an eastern regional consort alongside Arubani.Zimansky, Ancient Ararat: A Handbook of Urartian Studies (1998) (secondary)

Sources

• existence: Meher Kapısı inscription (CTU A 3-1) (primary)
• supremacy: Meher Kapısı god-list (listed first, largest sacrifice) (primary)