entity_id,source_id,evidence_type,source_note
ENT_ARA_ATARGATIS,SRC_LIPINSKI_ARAMEANS,scholarly attestation,Lipiński (2000) pp. 589-610: Atargatis in the Aramean epigraphic corpus; theonym analysis (Atar + Ata/Anat etymology); Aramaic inscriptions from Hierapolis and Dura-Europos; Hellenistic spread through Syrian merchant communities; Delos Atargateion (2nd c. BCE).
ENT_ARA_ATARGATIS,SRC_LUCIAN_DEA_SYRIA,direct attestation,"Lucian, De Dea Syria §§1-60: complete description of the Hierapolis sanctuary — architecture, sacred fish-pools, galli priests, festival calendar, divine iconography, mythological traditions of the cult foundation. Primary literary source for Atargatis's functions, iconography, and cult practice."