Asherah
| Asherah | |
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Lady Asherah (of the) Sea or Day Great Mother | |
| Other names | Athirat |
| Major cult center | Middle-East Formerly Jerusalem |
| Symbol | Tree |
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| Part of a series on Ancient Semitic religion |
| Levantine mythology |
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| Deities of the ancient Near East |
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| Religions of the ancient Near East |
Asherah (/ˈæʃərə/; Hebrew: אֲשֵׁרָה, romanized: ʾĂšērā; Ugaritic: 𐎀𐎘𐎗𐎚, romanized: ʾAṯiratu; Akkadian: 𒀀𒅆𒋥, romanized: Aširat; Qatabanian: 𐩱𐩻𐩧𐩩 ʾṯrt) was a goddess in ancient Semitic religions. She also appears in Hittite writings as Ašerdu(š) or Ašertu(š) (Hittite: 𒀀𒊺𒅕𒌈, romanized: a-še-er-tu4), and as Athirat in Ugarit. Some scholars hold that Asherah was venerated as Yahweh's consort in ancient Israel and Judah, while other scholars oppose this.