In Mesopotamian creation and disputation literature Lahar is presented as one of the divine persons fashioned in the early divine workshop/creation chamber so that gods and humans would have necessary goods; in the disputation poem Lahar and the grain-person Ashnan are created to provide for the gods and humankind. In a distinct local theogony preserved in the Theogony of Dunnu (single damaged Neo-Babylonian/Achaemenid copy of an older composition) Lahar appears as a son of Šumugan and the personified sea (dA.AB.BA), who kills his father, marries the sea, and fathers a son (the son's name is damaged). Dating of the Dunnu composition is uncertain (scholarly estimates range broadly; some propose c. 2000–614 BCE, others 1500–1350 BCE). The name is written syllabically as dLa-ḫa-ar / dLa-ḫar and logographically as dU8 ('ewe'), derived from Akkadian laḫru, 'ewe.'
Surviving sources provide no standardized iconographic description. Identification rests on the syllabic spellings dLa-ḫa-ar / dLa-ḫar and the logogram dU8 ('ewe'), which evokes the animal resource (ewe/sheep) rather than a preserved anthropomorphic or zoomorphic depiction. Any specific visual attributes or cult statues are not documented in the cited materials.
Lahar's functional role is as the divine embodiment of flocks of domestic animals—especially sheep—and by extension is occasionally associated with products such as wool and clothing. In the disputation poem Lahar litigates with Ashnan (grain) over which provides greater benefit to humans; under the influence of alcohol Lahar quarrels and is judged by Enlil (at Enki's suggestion) to have lost. In the Dunnu tradition Lahar performs dynastic actions (patricide, marriage to the sea, procreation) as part of a local theogony. Sources do not attribute hostile magic, possession, or standardizable ritual agency to Lahar beyond these literary and genealogical roles.
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- [2]Debate between Sheep and Grain (text). GatewaysToBabylon transcription of 'Debate between Sheep and Grain'literary
- [3]Cattle and Grain (overview). BibliotecaPleyades overview of cattle/grain motif (secondary mention)other