| Humban | |
|---|---|
Divine bestower of kingship | |
| Major cult center | Awan (disputed)[1] |
| Equivalents | |
| Mesopotamian | Enlil[2] |
Humban (Elamite: 𒀭𒃲𒈨𒌍, romanized: Humban, dhu-um-ban, also dhu-ban, Huban[3]) was an Elamite god. He is already attested in the earliest sources preserving information about Elamite religion, but seemingly only grew in importance in the neo-Elamite period, in which many kings had theophoric names invoking him. He was connected with the concept of kitin, or divine protection.
Due to his role in religion of the neo-Elamite person, he was also worshiped by the earliest Persian rulers from the Achaemenid dynasty, as indicated by the Persepolis Administrative Archives, where he is mentioned more often even than Ahura Mazda.