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Gender Masculine
Scripts 𐎊𐎗𐎃(Ugaritic)
Other Forms FormsYarih
Meaning & History
Derives from the Ugaritic yariḫ ("moon"). Name borne by a moon god worshipped in the Amorite and Ugaritic pantheons, and later as part of the Phoenician and Punic pantheons following the collapse of Ugarit. He was regarded as the husband of Nikkal, as attested in the myth "The Marriage of Nikkhal and Yarikh". His Mesopotamian equivalent was Sin.