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Kiririsha
| Kiririsha | |
|---|---|
Elamite “mother of gods”[1] | |
 A female deity depicted on the Kurangun relief, often identified as Kiririsha[2] | |
| Major cult center | Liyan, Chogha Zanbil |
| Genealogy | |
| Consort | Napirisha[2] |
| Children | Hutran[3] |
Kiririsha (Elamite: "great goddess"[4]) was a major goddess worshiped in Elam.[5]
Early scholarship incorrectly identified her as one and the same as Pinikir, an unrelated goddess[6] from a different part of Elam.[1]
- ^ a b Vallat 2012.
- ^ a b Henkelman 2008, p. 331.
- ^ Potts 1999, p. 348.
- ^ Jahangirfar 2018, p. 108.
- ^ Jahangirfar 2018, p. 105.
- ^ Henkelman 2008, p. 354.
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