Teisheba
Urartian · deity · historical · Recorded classification
Urartian god of storms and thunder, second of the triad; name is a cognate of Hurrian Teshub. The capital Teishebaini (Karmir-Blur) was named for him; his emblem is the bull.
Domains
- storm
- thunder weather
Powers
- Command storm, thunder and the tempest
Epithets
- Teisheba The storm-god of Urartu (cognate of Hurrian Teshub), second of the great triadUrartian royal inscriptions (Mher Kapısı) (primary)
Relations
- equated with: TeshubTeisheba is the Urartian cognate and continuation of Hurrian Teshub (Urartian and Hurrian are sister languages). Preserves the storm-and-thunder god; in Urartu he ranks second, under Haldi, not first.M. Salvini, Geschichte und Kultur der Urartäer (1995) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Meher Kapısı inscription (CTU A 3-1) (primary)