Editing Resheph (section)

===Other Syrian sources===
Many [[theophoric names]] invoking Resheph have been identified in texts from [[Emar]].{{sfn|Beckman|2002|p=54}} Examples include Ikūr-Rašap ([[Akkadian language|Akkadian]]: “Resheph has proven to be reliable”), Rašap-kabar ([[Amorite language|Amorite]]: “Resheph is great”), Rašap-lā’ī (Amorite: “Resheph is powerful”), as well as names where the theonym is abbreviated, such as Iddin-ra (Akkadian: “Resheph has given”) and Yakūn-ra (Amorite: “Resheph has proven to be reliable”).{{sfn|Streck|2008|p=252}} Overall he is the third most frequently invoked deity in them, after [[Dagan (god)|Dagan]] and [[Adad]].{{sfn|Feliu|2003|p=263}} 

It is sometimes assumed that Resheph is not directly attested in ritual texts from Emar.{{sfn|Torrecilla|2017|pp=10-11}} However, Ian Rutherford assumes that the deity referred to as “[[Nergal]] of the market (KI.LAM)” or “lord of the market” might be Resheph, which would indicate the name is to be read as ''Rašap/bel mahiri''; a connection to trade is not otherwise known for Nergal, but is well attested for Resheph in [[Hurrian religion|Hurrian]] tradition.{{sfn|Rutherford|2019|p=84}} This identification is also accepted by John Tracy Thames,{{sfn|Thames|2020|p=110}} who notes the epithet presumably reflected his importance in the eyes of a specific section of society, similarly as other titles derived from names of professions.{{sfn|Thames|2020|p=167}} He also proposes that the deity only mentioned under the epithet “Lord of Šagma” in texts from this city might be either Resheph or [[Erra (god)|Erra]].{{sfn|Thames|2020|p=173}} [[Gary Beckman]] tentatively considers interpreting the city god of Emar, represented by the [[Sumerogram]] <sup>d</sup>[[Ninurta|NIN.URTA]], as Resheph, but he notes caution is advised, and points out [[Joan Goodnick Westenholz]] instead suggested that <sup>d</sup>NIN.URTA in Emar designated a strictly local deity, known as Il Imarī or possibly Ḫamari, “the Emariote god”.{{sfn|Beckman|2002|p=54}} It is also sometimes proposed that the deity <sup>d</sup>U.GUR, who appears alongside [[Shuwala]] in a description of a festival, might be Resheph,{{sfn|Feliu|2003|p=222}} though this logogram might also be read phonetically as [[Ugur (god)|Ugur]] (a possibility supported by Hurrian sources from the site) or as Nergal.{{sfn|Fleming|1992|p=139}}

In addition to the evidence from Emar, Resheph is also attested in texts from [[Tell Hadidi|Azû]] and [[Mumbaqat|Ekalte]].{{sfn|Torrecilla|2017|pp=10-11}} All three of these sites are located in the proximity of each other, and were culturally similar.{{sfn|Torrecilla|2017|pp=1-2}} Amorite theophoric names invoking Resheph have also been identified in texts from [[Mari, Syria|Mari]] and from the [[kingdom of Khana]].{{sfn|Streck|2008|p=252}} However, in the former only seven examples are attested.{{sfn|Münnich|2013|p=76}} The proposal that some Mariote attestations of [[Nergal]] in personal names and elsewhere should be understood as references to Resheph are regarded as baseless.{{sfn|Münnich|2013|pp=77-78}} There is also no evidence that he was ever actively worshiped further south in [[Mesopotamia]].{{sfn|Münnich|2013|p=262}}