Saggar | |
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God of the Sinjar Mountains and the moon | |
Other names | Sanugaru, Šaggar, Šanugaru |
Major cult center | Mane, Kurda, Emar |
Symbols | possibly the lunar crescent |
Consort | usually none, rarely Išḫara (in Mesopotamia) |
Saggar (also Šaggar,[1] Sanugaru,[2] Šanugaru[3]) was a god worshiped in ancient Syria, especially in the proximity of Ebla and Emar, later incorporated into the Hurrian and Hittite pantheons. His name was also the ancient name of the Sinjar Mountains. It is assumed that he was at least in part a lunar deity.