Entity Sources

2,936 links between entities and the sources that attest them, with evidence type and passage-level notes. The primary evidence layer: every entity classification traces to at least one record here.

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evidence_type
{'description': 'e.g. Direct attestation, Secondary analysis, Epigraphic, Numismatic'}
source_note
{'description': 'Specific passage citations and notes on how this source attests the entity'}

5 rows where entity_id = "ENT_CAN_EL"

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ENT_CAN_EL,SRC_CROSS_CANAANITE_MYTH,scholarly attestation El ENT_CAN_EL Frank Moore Cross, Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic (Harvard University Press, 1973) SRC_CROSS_CANAANITE_MYTH scholarly attestation Cross (1973) pp. 1-75: the definitive scholarly treatment of El in the Ugaritic texts and his relationship to the Israelite ʾEl tradition; El's titles (Father of Years, Creator of Creatures, Bull El), his tent sanctuary, and his transition from patriarch to background deity
ENT_CAN_EL,SRC_DAY_GODS_CONFLICT,scholarly attestation El ENT_CAN_EL John Day, God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea (Cambridge University Press, 1985) SRC_DAY_GODS_CONFLICT scholarly attestation Day (1985) pp. 1-38: El and the primordial sea in Canaanite and Israelite theology; the relationship between El's authority and Yam's challenge
ENT_CAN_EL,SRC_UGARIT_DDD,scholarly attestation El ENT_CAN_EL Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible SRC_UGARIT_DDD scholarly attestation Attested in DDD Bible, Canaanite/Ugaritic entries.
ENT_CAN_EL,SRC_UGARIT_PARDON,scholarly attestation El ENT_CAN_EL Dennis Pardee, Ritual and Cult at Ugarit SRC_UGARIT_PARDON scholarly attestation Attested in Pardee, Ritual and Cult at Ugarit.
ENT_CAN_EL,SRC_WYATT_RELIGIOUS_TEXTS,direct attestation El ENT_CAN_EL N. Wyatt, Religious Texts from Ugarit, 2nd ed. (Sheffield Academic Press, 2002) SRC_WYATT_RELIGIOUS_TEXTS direct attestation El is the patriarch of the Ugaritic pantheon; KTU 1.1-6 (Baal Cycle) throughout; KTU 1.65 (El's feast); Wyatt (2002) pp. 1-10, 329-348; El as "Father of Years," the creator god, husband of Athirat

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CREATE TABLE "entity_sources" (
   [entity_id] TEXT REFERENCES [entities]([entity_id]),
   [source_id] TEXT REFERENCES [sources]([source_id]),
   [evidence_type] TEXT,
   [source_note] TEXT,
   PRIMARY KEY ([entity_id], [source_id], [evidence_type])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_sources_source_id]
    ON [entity_sources] ([source_id]);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entity_sources_entity_id]
    ON [entity_sources] ([entity_id]);