02771nam 2200529 450 991081732370332120230704124944.090-04-36494-310.1163/9789004364943(CKB)4100000005117063(MiAaPQ)EBC5449638(OCoLC)1035766906(OCoLC)1019746484(nllekb)BRILL9789004364943(EXLCZ)99410000000511706320180725d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk /by Julia KrulLeiden ;Boston :Brill,[2018]©20181 online resource (324 pages)Culture and History of the Ancient Near East,1566-2055 ;Volume 95Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Münster, 2014.90-04-36493-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;Volume 95.Assyro-Babylonian cultsAnu (Assyro-Babylonian deity)Rites and ceremoniesIraqErech (Extinct city)Erech (Extinct city)Religious life and customsAssyro-Babylonian cults.Anu (Assyro-Babylonian deity)Rites and ceremonies299.21Krul Julia1678239MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817323703321The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk4045700UNINA