Teshub

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Teshub was a local Syrian storm god. When Assyrian kings transformed the Aramean kingdoms into Assyrian provinces, they built new palaces and temples in their capitals. This monument from the Aramaean city of Hadatu was probably made by a local artisan under Assyrian patronage. It shows the Syrian storm god Teshub in his Assyrian form as the deity Adad. The bearded god strides forward on top of a bull, his attribute animal whose bellowing recalls the sound of thunder. Adad brandishes thunderbolts and his long sword is suspended from his belt. He wears a fringed shawl, tunic and horned headdress surmounted by a starred disc. From the départment des Antiquités Orientales, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Scanned at The British Museum, as part of the I Am Ashurbapinal exhibition, 2019.