Kura

Ancientwell-documentedThird-millennium Eblaite civic religionEbla (ancient city-state, 3rd millennium BCE)

Kura is a named deity attested in third‑millennium BCE Ebla. In modern summaries he is described as a principal local cultic figure tied to the city's temple and has been characterized as a local deity associated with prosperity and the civic ritual life of Ebla.

Origin

The supplied sources do not preserve a mythic origin narrative for Kura. He is attested in the third millennium BCE in connection with Ebla's temple system and royal ritual activities; modern descriptions therefore situate him as a named cultic figure central to the city's religious infrastructure rather than as the subject of a retained origin myth in the cited materials.

Appearance

No descriptions of Kura's physical appearance, iconography, or representations in art or cult objects are provided in the supplied sources. The available summaries and citations do not include iconographic or descriptive evidence for his form or attributes.

Abilities

The sources characterize Kura in modern summaries as a local deity of prosperity and indicate his temple functioned as a focal point for civic ritual life in Ebla. Beyond this general association with the city's wellbeing and ritual centrality, the provided materials do not enumerate specific powers, mythic deeds, or detailed functional attributes.

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Sources
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    Kura (deity) — Wikipedia. "He has been characterized as a local deity of prosperity."; "In earlier sources, it was sometimes assumed that he was merely a major god in the local pantheon, or that the city had three tutelary deities, namely Kura, Hadda and the sun deity."wiki
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    Barama (goddess) — Wikipedia. "During preparations for it, the queen had to make an offering to a number of deities, including Barama, in the temple of Kura."wiki
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    Kura (Wikidata). Wikidata entry for Kura (deity) attesting the entity as a named deity associated with Ebla.other
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