God Dagan in Bronze Age Syria

Subject of this book is the god Dagan (biblical Dagon), the principal deity of the Middle Euphrates region. Llums Feliu, carefully analysing the sources from Ebla and Mari for the third millennium, from Mari for the Old Babylonian period and from Emar and Ugarit for the Middle Babylonian period, here gives a meticulous diachronic survey of the divine subject. A final chapter summarizes the results in describing the character of Dagan, his origin and his area of influence. Of particular interest to Assyriologists, to biblical scholars and to comparative religionists.Feliu, Lluis is the author of 'God Dagan in Bronze Age Syria' with ISBN 9789004131583 and ISBN 9004131582.