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As weather god, Tarḫunna was responsible for the various manifestations of the weather, especially thunder, lightning, rain, clouds, and storms. He ruled over the heavens and the mountains. Thus it was Tarḫunna who decided whether there would be fertile fields and good harvests, or drought and
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states was closely related to Tarḫunna, Personal names referring to Tarḫunz, like "Trokondas", are attested into Roman times.
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famine and he was treated by the Hittites as the ruler of the gods.
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As a result of his identification with the Hurrian god
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