Arazu

Arazu is a Babylonian god of construction[1] and or crafts.[2] Arazu was created by Ea,[3] along with the gods Ninsimug and Ninildu. The three of them were tasked with creating temples[4][3]Specifically, Arazu is associated with the completion of building projects and is assumed to be worshiped upon finishing the construction of temples.

It has been interpreted that Arazu is a priest. [2]

References

  1. ^ "The Mesopotamian Pantheon". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. ^ a b Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2013-07-04). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-135-96390-3.
  3. ^ a b Frayne, Douglas R.; Stuckey, Johanna H. (2021-03-01). A Handbook of Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Near East: Three Thousand Deities of Anatolia, Syria, Israel, Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, and Elam. Penn State Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-64602-129-1.
  4. ^ Reiner, Erica (1995). Astral Magic in Babylonia. American philosophical society. pp. 139–140. ISBN 9780871698544.


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