| Baʿal Ḥammon | |
|---|---|
 Statue of Baʿal Hammon on his throne with a crown and flanked by sphinges, 1st century. | |
| Consort | Tanit |
| Equivalents | |
| Canaanite | El |
| Greek | Cronus |
| Roman | Saturn |
| Deities of the ancient Near East |
|---|
| Religions of the ancient Near East |
Baal Hammon, properly Baʿal Ḥamon (Phoenician and Punic: 𐤁𐤏𐤋 𐤇𐤌𐤍, romanized: Baʿl Ḥamōn),[1] meaning "Lord Hammon", was the chief god of ancient Carthage. He was a weather god considered responsible for the fertility of vegetation and esteemed as king of the gods. He was depicted as a bearded older man with curling ram's horns.[2] Baʿal Ḥammon's female cult partner was Tanit.[3]
- ^ Krahmalkov, Charles R. (2000). Phoenician-Punic Dictionary. Leuven: Peeters. p. 113. ISBN 90-429-0770-3.
- ^ Baratte, François; Louvre (1994). From Hannibal to Saint Augustine: Ancient Art of North Africa from the Musée Du Louvre. Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. ISBN 978-0-9638169-1-7.
- ^ Serge Lancel. Carthage: A History. p. 195.