entity_relationships: 1518
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| relationship_id | subject_entity_id | relationship_type | object_entity_id | confidence | rationale | source_id | review_status | period_id |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1518 | ENT_CAN_ASTARTE | received_as | ENT_ARA_AL_UZZA | medium | Al-Uzza is the north Arabian continuation of the Semitic love/Venus goddess tradition that runs from Mesopotamian Inanna/Ishtar through Canaanite Astarte. The common elements are: (1) association with the planet Venus as the morning/evening star; (2) love and war function (Al-Uzza is invoked for protection in battle as well as for love); (3) association with sacred trees (Al-Uzza's sanctuary at Nakhla included sacred trees). The Nabataean Al-Uzza is sometimes depicted with the Aphrodite iconography that derives from Astarte. The transmission is most plausible through Phoenician-Arabian contact and the common Semitic religious substrate. Confidence medium: functional and iconographic parallels are strong; direct textual documentation of the Astarte→Al-Uzza transmission is limited. | SRC_HEALEY_NABATAEAN_RELIGION | reviewed | PER_ARA_PRE_ISLAMIC |