Carlo Corti and Franca Pecchioli–Daddi 2012

“The Power in Heaven: Remarks on the So-Called Kumarbi Cycle,”
in G. Wilhelm (ed.), Organization, Representation, and Symbols of Power in the Ancient Near East,
Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns, 2012, pp. 611-618.

In this paper the authors discuss about the so–called “Kumarbi Cycle”, a great mythological cycle made up of various works: the “Theogony (or) Kingship in Heaven” or “Song of [Kumarbi]”, the “Kingship of LAMMA”, “Song of Silver”, “&#7722edammu&#148, &#147Song of Ullikummi&#148, &#147Song of the Sea&#148 and &#147Ea and the Beast&#148.

On p. 616, the authors summon up the different traditions behind this cycle, pinpointing traditions from the Mesopotamian area, from Eastern Anatolia and from the proper core of Anatolia. Speaking about traditions from Eastern Anatolia, it is made a clear reference to the city of Tell Mozan/Urkesh: &#147Tradition from: 2) Eastern Anatolia for its geographic setting with cities like Urki&#353 and Kummiya and for the involvement of its protagonist, who can be traced linguistically to that tradition (Kumarbi, &#147the Kumar one&#148). This derivation is confirmed by the fact that a large part of the deities involved belonged to the same Hurrian pantheon&#148. Therefore, a clear connection to the city of Urkesh (despite the strange spelling if the toponym in tue quotation) is established.