Sutekh (deity)

Sutekh (deity)

Sutekh is a weather god of Hurrian origin but adopted into the Hittite pantheon. He is identified on the seal of a Hittite/Egyptian treaty between Hattusilis II and Ramesses II in 1271 BC. Sutekh is probably another name for Teshub.

ee also

* Hittite mythology
* Hurrian mythology


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