Urash (god)
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This article is about the tutelary god of Dilbat. For the earth goddess, see Uras (mythology).
Urash (Uraš) was a Mesopotamian god who was the tutelary deity of Dilbat. He was an agricultural god, and in that capacity he was frequently associated with Ninurta. His wife was the goddess Ninegal, while his children were the underworld deity Lagamal, who like him was associated with Dilbat, and the love goddess Nanaya.
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Urash | |
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Agricultural god | |
Major cult center | Dilbat |
Personal information | |
Parents | possibly Anu |
Consort | Ninegal |
Children | Nanaya, Lagamal |
Equivalents | |
Hittite equivalent | Šuwaliyat |
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Urash occasionally appears in myths, though they only survive in small, late fragments.