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{{Short description|Elamite god of the moon}}
{{Middle Eastern deities}}
'''Napir''' ([[Linear Elamite]]: [[File:Napir in LE.png|40px]] [[Elamite cuneiform]]: [[wikt:𒈾𒀊𒅕|𒈾𒀊𒅕]] ''Na-pi-ir'') was the [[Elamite Empire|Elamite]] god of the [[moon]].<ref>Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch, ''Religionen des alten Orients: Hethiter und Iran'', Göttingen 2011, p. 63</ref><ref>David Adams Leeming, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=NwGhnDHV6NsC&pg=PA42 Jealous Gods and Chosen People: The Mythology of the Middle East]'', page 42</ref><ref>Jeremy Black and Anthony Green, ''[https://www.scribd.com/doc/115326532/Gods-Demons-and-Symbols-of-Ancient-Mesopotamia Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia]'', page 75</ref> The name was likely derived from the Elamite word ''nap'' or ''napir'' meaning "god". Not much is known on Elamite gods, however Napir is often depicted as having bull horns.

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==Further reading==
*Heidemarie Koch, [http://www17.us.archive.org/stream/TheologyAndWorshipInElamAndAchaemenidIran/koch1995caneMX-2300N_20091021_154903_OCR_djvu.txt "Theology and Worship in Elam and Achaemenid Iran"]

[[Category:Elamite gods]]
[[Category:Lunar gods]]


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