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UNINA9910796970903321 |
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Autore |
Krul Julia |
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Titolo |
The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk / / by Julia Krul |
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Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (324 pages) |
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Collana |
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Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, , 1566-2055 ; ; Volume 95 |
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Soggetti |
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Assyro-Babylonian cults |
Anu (Assyro-Babylonian deity) |
Rites and ceremonies - Iraq - Erech (Extinct city) |
Erech (Extinct city) Religious life and customs |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Münster, 2014. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The historical background of the Anu cult -- Theological and ideological aspects of the Anu cult -- The tablet (AO 6460) and the text (TU 41) -- The ritual's calendrical setting -- Analysis of TU 41 -- Interpretation of TU 41. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In The Revival of the Anu Cult and the Nocturnal Fire Ceremony at Late Babylonian Uruk , Julia Krul offers a comprehensive study of the rise of the sky god Anu as patron deity of Uruk in the Late Babylonian period (ca. 480-100 B.C.). She reconstructs the historical development of the Anu cult, its underlying theology, and its daily rites of worship, with a particular focus on the yearly nocturnal fire ceremony at the Anu temple, the Bīt Rēš. Providing the first in-depth analysis of the ceremony, Julia Krul convincingly identifies it as a seasonal renewal festival with an important exorcistic component, but also as a reinforcement of local hierarchical relationships and the elite status of the Anu priesthood. |
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