Nabarbi

Nabarbi
Goddess of pastures
A relief of Nabarbi from the Yazılıkaya sanctuary.
Major cult centerTaite
Genealogy
SpouseTašmišu
Equivalents
Mesopotamianpossibly Belet Nagar

Nabarbi or Nawarni[1] was a Hurrian goddess possibly associated with pastures. She was one of the major deities in Hurrian religion, and was chiefly worshiped in the proximity of the river Khabur, especially in Taite. It has been proposed that she was associated with the goddess Belet Nagar, linked to the Upper Mesopotamian city of Nagar. In addition to being venerated in Hurrian religion, she was also incorporated into the beliefs of the Hittites and into the local pantheon of Emar. She also continued to be worshiped in Taite in the Neo-Assyrian period, as attested in a text from the reign of Ashurbanipal, where she is one of the deities invoked to bless the king.

  1. ^ Beckman 2002, p. 46.