Wurunkatte
hattian and Hittite war god
Wurunkatte or Wurukatte was a Hittite war god of Hattian origin. He might have also been connected to the institution of kingship. His symbol was a mace, and based on textual sources it is presumed he could be depicted standing on the back of a lion. Inhe appears in association with deities such as Šulinkatte, Taru and Telipinu. He was worshiped in Hattusa, Nerik, Tuḫumijara and Tarammeka.
Name and character
Wurunkatte's name has Hattic origin and can be translated as "king of the land". Volkert Haas noted it can be compared to the Akkadian epithet šār mātim, used to refer to Dagan.
Wurunkatte was regarded as a war god. He shared this role with many other deities in the Hittite pantheon, for example Iyarri or originally Hurrian Ḫešui. In art, he was depicted standing on the back of a lion.
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