Nupatik is a deity in Mesopotamian folklore, from Urkesh. Nupatik is a Hurrian deity attested from the third millennium BCE through Hurro‑Hittite and Neo‑Assyrian contexts. Ritual evidence places him among pan‑Hurrian cults where he appears variably as a tutelary/guardian, a warrior-associated god (offered a bow, arrows and a quiver), and in one Ugaritic Hurrian ritual as a psychopomp.
No preserved mythological origin or genealogy for Nupatik is recorded in the supplied sources. He is first attested syllabically in an inscription of the Hurrian king Tish‑atal of Urkesh (third millennium BCE) under the early form Lubadag; later attestations appear across Hurrian, Hittite and Neo‑Assyrian contexts. A late Babylonian god list attempts an invented Sumerian etymology rendering dnu‑pa‑da‑ak as šá la in‑nam‑mar, 'who cannot be seen,' but modern scholarship treats that as a Mesopotamian gloss reflecting uncertainty rather than a genuine origin narrative.
No detailed anthropomorphic description is preserved in the cited textual sources. Nupatik is, however, attested iconographically within Anatolian/Hurrian visual programs: he appears among the procession of gods at the Yazılıkaya relief (placed within the order of divine procession), indicating a recognized cult image in Hittite/Hurrian ritual art, though specific visual attributes are not described in the provided material.
Textual evidence does not yield a single coherent catalogue of powers. Ritual prescriptions in a Hittite text require offerings to Nupatik of a bow, arrows and a quiver, leading some scholars to treat him as a warrior or armed deity and as part of a warlike triad with Aštabi and Ugur. Piotr Taracha classifies him among Anatolian tutelary gods in Hurro‑Hittite contexts, indicating protective/local guardian functions. In one Hurrian ritual from Ugarit (catalogue reference CAT 1.125) Nupatik appears to act as a psychopomp, guiding the dead to the afterlife. The sources state his character and functions remain overall uncertain and he is absent from preserved Hurrian narrative myths.
Weaknesses
None recorded.
Wards
- ritualInclusion in sacrificial cycles and festivals
- ritualOffering of martial accouterments (bow, arrows, quiver)
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- [2]Wikidata entry Q25379734. Wikidata, 'Nupatik' entry, as provided in research notes.other