Yammu
/ˈjɑːmuː/noun
Yammu is the Ugaritic god of the sea and chaotic waters.
Did you know?In the Ugaritic Baal Cycle, Yammu is portrayed as a cosmic rival who claims authority over the gods, embodying the threatening power of the sea.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*yamm-
“Sea or large body of water”
2nd Millennium BCE
Ugaritic
ym
“Sea; the divine sea-power later vocalized by scholars as Yammu”
Late Bronze Age
Ugaritic
Yammu
“The sea god and personification of untamed waters”
1st Millennium BCE
Hebrew
yām
“Sea; a related Northwest Semitic form”
Classical and Biblical scholarship
English
Yam/Yammu
“Transliterated name of the ancient Northwest Semitic sea deity”
Modern English
English
Yammu
“A scholarly name for the Ugaritic sea god”
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