Belet Nagar

Belet Nagar
Tutelary goddess of Nagar
A so-called "eye idol" from Tell Brak (ancient Nagar), possibly connected to a deity who was the forerunner of Belet Nagar.[1]
Major cult centerNagar, Shekhna
Equivalents
Hurrianpossibly Nabarbi

Belet Nagar ("Lady of Nagar") was the tutelary goddess of the ancient Syrian city Nagar (Tell Brak). She was also worshiped by the Hurrians and in Mesopotamia. She was connected with kingship, but much about her role in the religions of the ancient Near East remains uncertain.

  1. ^ Steinkeller 2019, p. 1004.