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Napir (Linear Elamite: 
Elamite cuneiform: 𒈾𒀊𒅕 Na-pi-ir) was the Elamite god of the moon.[1][2][3] The name was likely derived from the Elamite word nap or napir meaning "god".
References
- ↑ Volkert Haas, Heidemarie Koch, Religionen des alten Orients: Hethiter und Iran, Göttingen 2011, p. 63
- ↑ David Adams Leeming, Jealous Gods and Chosen People: The Mythology of the Middle East, page 42
- ↑ Jeremy Black and Anthony Green, Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, page 75
Further reading
- Heidemarie Koch, "Theology and Worship in Elam and Achaemenid Iran"
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