Adad
/ˈɑːdɑːd/noun
An ancient Mesopotamian storm and weather god, especially in Akkadian tradition.
Did you know?Adad was associated with thunder, lightning, rain, and divination, and was often depicted holding a lightning fork or standing on a bull.
Etymological Timeline
Early 2nd millennium BCE
Sumerian
Ishkur
“Sumerian storm god, later identified with the Akkadian Adad”
2nd millennium BCE
Akkadian
Adad
“Storm and weather deity associated with thunder, rain, and lightning”
2nd millennium BCE
Akkadian
Addu
“A spelling or regional form of the storm god’s name”
2nd millennium BCE
West Semitic
Hadad
“Storm deity name used in Syria and the Levant, closely corresponding to Akkadian Adad”
1st millennium BCE
Aramaic/Hebrew
Hadad
“Name of a storm god and a theophoric personal name”
Modern English
English
Adad
“The Akkadian/Mesopotamian storm god”