ADAD

Meaning of ADAD in English

/ah"dahd/ , n.

Babylonian god of storms and wind.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

ADAD — Babylonian and Assyrian god of weather, the son of Anu (sometimes called the son of Bel ). He was known …
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BAAL — Synonyms and related words : Adad, Adapa, Anu, Anunaki, Ashtoreth, Ashur, Astarte, Beltu, Ceres, Dagon, Damkina, Demeter, Dionysus, Dumuzi, Ea, …
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