Adad
Mesopotamian deity
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Adad
Summary
Adad is a thunder deity[1]. Adad draws 112 Wikipedia views per month (thunder_deity category, ranking #16 of 35).[2]
Key Facts
- Adad's father was Anu[3].
- Adad's father was Enlil[4].
- Adad's mother was Urash[5].
- Adad's image is recorded as Stele adad.jpg[6].
- Adad is recorded as male[7].
- Adad's instance of is recorded as thunder deity[8].
- Adad's instance of is recorded as war deity[9].
- Adad's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 52551002[10].
- Adad's GND ID is recorded as 121663124[11].
- Adad's IdRef ID is recorded as 241657970[12].
- Adad's part of is recorded as religion in Syria[13].
- Adad's Commons category is recorded as Adad[14].
- Adad's said to be the same as is recorded as Hadad[15].
- Adad's said to be the same as is recorded as Wer[16].
- Adad's said to be the same as is recorded as Teshub[17].
- Adad's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lpnh[18].
- Adad's worshipped by is recorded as Sumerian religion[19].
- Adad's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0000623[20].
- Adad's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[21].
- Adad's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
- Adad's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Adad[23].
- Adad's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Ishkur[24].
- Adad's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 3238[25].
- Adad's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00565869[26].
- Adad's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Adad[27].
Body
Origins and Family
Fathers listed include Anu[3], a god[28] and Enlil[4], a god[29]. Adad's mother was Urash[5].
Why It Matters
Adad draws 112 Wikipedia views per month (thunder_deity category, ranking #16 of 35).[2] Adad has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Adad is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]