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Adad

Adad

1 9.9
A god in ancient Babylonia who controls storms and wind
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Adad
  • Enlil called out to Adad, the god of storms, "Adad, wipe away your rain!"

If there's if the storm God Adad floods the land don't have to pay.

Examples

  • The storm god Adad raged, turning the day black.

  • And you can see the name Adad Nadinar written here in ancient Greek.

  • If there's if the storm God Adad floods the land don't have to pay.

    Robinson Erhardt

  • In ancient Mesopotamian religion, Adad was revered as the god of storms and wind.

Synonyms

Ramman
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  • Literature
1 9.9

An ancient god from Mesopotamia who controls wind and rain

is the Babylonian form of the same storm and wind deity

Surface Forms

Adad main

Etymology

The word Adad was the name of a Babylonian god of storms and wind in ancient Mesopotamia, a powerful figure who brought 'rain' and 'thunder'. A helpful way to remember Adad is to think 'storm' and 'wind', because the name stands for those weather forces.