Haya (god)

In ancient Mesopotamian religion, Haya is the husband of the goddess Nisaba.[1][2] Haya was primarily a god of scribes,[2] but he may have also been associated with grain and agriculture.[2] He also served as a doorkeeper.[2] In some texts, he is identified as the father of the goddess Ninlil.[2] He was worshipped mostly during the Third Dynasty of Ur, when he had temples in the cities of Umma, Ur, and Kuara.[2] In later times, he had a temple in the city of Assur and may have had one in Nineveh.[2] A god named Haya was worshipped at Mari, but this may have been a different deity.[2]

References

1. Black & Green 1992, p. 143.
2. Weeden 2016.

Bibliography

• Black, Jeremy; Green, Anthony (1992), Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary, The British Museum Press, ISBN 0714117056CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Weeden, Mark (2016), "Haya (god); Spouse of Nidaba/Nissaba, goddess of grain and scribes, he is known both as a "door-keeper" and associated with the scribal arts.", Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses, Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus, UK Higher Education AcademyCS1 maint: ref=harv (link)