Tanrıça İšhara

Hitit çivi yazılı belgeler ve arkeolojik kalıntılar, Hititlerde çok tanrılı bir din inancının hâkim olduğunu bize açıkça göstermektedir. Hititlerdeki bu inanç sisteminde yer alan tanrılardan biri de Tanrıça Išhara’dır. Bu tanrıça Hititlerin kutsal tanrılarından oluşan bin tanrılı Hitit Panteonu’nda çok önemli bir konuma sahiptir. Mezopotamya kökenli olan ve Hurriler aracılığı ile Anadolu’ya giren Tanrıça Išhara, Kizzuwatna bölgesinin en önemli tanrıçasıdır. Bu tanrıça hem hastalık veren hem de şifa veren, ayrıca yer altı, bitki, dağ, ırmak, su kaynağı, yeminin kraliçesi, cinsellik/üreme, lanetleme, günah, kan, cinayet, kirlilik ve kötülüklerden arındırıcı tanrıça gibi pek çok özelliği bünyesinde taşıyan bir tanrıçadır

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Tanrıça Išhara, Kizzuwatna, Hastalık, Şifa /Sağlık, Yemin

Goddess İšhara

The Hittite cuneiform texts and the archeological evidence point out clearly that the Hittites had a polytheist belief in their religious life. One of the most important gods which take place in this religious system is Goddess Išhara. This goddess has an important role in Hittite Pantheon including one thousand Hittite sacred gods. Goddess Išhara, who has a Mesopotamian origin, and who is transported to the Anatolia by Hurrians, is also the most important goddess of the Kizzuwatna region. Išhara is both illness- and cure-bestowed goddess; it also seems that a number of attributes such as underground, plant, mountain, river, spring, queen of oath, sexuality / propagation, cursing, sin, blood, dirtiness and making purification from the harmful things are given to this goddess

Keywords:

Goddess Išhara, Kizzuwatna illness, cure/health, oath, curse, purifying from the dirtiness/evil,

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