Šuwaliyat

Šuwaliyat
God of vegetation
Major cult centerKanesh, Ḫupišna, Ḫunḫuišna
Equivalents
HurrianTašmišu
MesopotamianNinurta, Urash

Šuwaliyat was a Hittite god associated with vegetation. He was worshiped in Kanesh, Ḫupišna and Ḫunḫuišna, as well as in Hattusa. In a number of ritual texts he appears alongside the grain goddess Ḫalki. A close connection between him and the Hurrian god Tašmišu is also attested, and in Hittite adaptations of Hurrian myths and in other texts reflecting Hurrian influence his name could be used to designate his Hurrian counterpart.

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