Tammuz

Synonyms for "tammuz" (5 found)

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Noun(1 words)

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Noun(2 words)
dumuziddying and rising motif

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)

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Jewish calendar monthcalendar monthdeitymyth

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dying god narrative

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Dumuzi mythMesopotamian deityTammuz monthdying god motiffertility deityvegetation god

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The months of the Hebrew calendar are: Tishrei, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Nissan, Iyyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av and Elul.

Source: tatoeba (9731099)

In Babylonia the sacred tree was no doubt closely associated with Istar, the divine mother, who was originally not a Semitic, but an Accadian goddess, and whose cult, together with that of her bridegroom Tammuz, was introduced into Chaldaea from Eridu, a city which flourished on the shores of the Persian Gulf between 3000 and 4000 B.C.

Source: tatoeba (11878494)

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