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Haldi

Also known as Khaldi

Haldi was the chief god of Urartu, a warrior deity at the head of a pantheon that also included the storm god Teisheba and the sun god Shivini. Urartian kings attributed their victories to him and opened their inscriptions with his name. His most famous temple stood at Musasir, which was sacked by the Assyrian king Sargon II in 714 BCE.

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MusasirKingdom of Urartu

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Haldi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/haldi
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