Adad

[ ah-dahd ]

/ ˈɑ dɑd /

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Babylonian god of storms and wind.

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ADAD

[ ey-dad ]

/ ˈeɪ dæd /

a coded card or other device that when inserted into a telephone allows the user to reach a number without dialing.

a(utomatic telephone)d(ialing-)a(nnouncing)d(evice)

This is a still from a 2008 video called "Repose (on the Plinthe)", by Vancouver artist Adad Hannah.
Reflecting on Genius|Blake Gopnik|October 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: Adad Hannah mirrrors the mirroring that happens in Velazquez.
Reflecting on Genius|Blake Gopnik|October 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Heseychius says that Hada was the goddess of Juno, and Adad a god and the sun.
Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon,|Anonymous
And ancient writers say that the effigies of both Adad and Moloch were the same, and fashioned for expressing the sun.
Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon,|Anonymous

The gods that aided Adad were sometimes looked upon as birds, one of whom was the god Zû, who presided over the tempest.
Sumerian Hymns|Frederick Augustus Vanderburgh
Adad is called “twin” or “companion”, because he possessed a composite nature, comprising in himself the elements of several gods.
Sumerian Hymns|Frederick Augustus Vanderburgh
Adad, I'll have a shot at him by next assizes—a writ on the file this very day!
Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2)|Samuel Warren