ID: 901002152 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002152	Record Type: Character/Person

	Asherah (West Semitic deity)

Note: Ancient West Semitic goddess, consort of the supreme god. Her principal epithet was probably “She Who Walks on the Sea.” She was occasionally called Elath (Elat), “the Goddess,” and may have also been called Qudshu, “Holiness.” According to texts from Ugarit (modern Ras Shamra, Syria), Asherah’s consort was El, and by him she was the mother of 70 gods.

Names:

	Asherah (West Semitic deity) (preferred,English-P)
	Aserah (West Semitic deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Semitic iconography> (P)
		........<Semitic characters> (P)
		............Asherah (West Semitic deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	consort/spouse of .... El
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Semitic iconography, Semitic characters, El (West Semitic deity)) [901002151]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Semitic (culture)
	.....(Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Asherah (West Semitic deity)
	................Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 86004361
	Aserah (West Semitic deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 86004361