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The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk
- Title
- The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk / by Julia Krul.
- Author
- Krul, Julia
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
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- Description
- xiii, 310 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "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 Bit Res. 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"--
- Series Statement
- Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; volume 95
- Uniform Title
- Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 95.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-290) and indexes.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-388
- ISBN
- 9789004364936
- 9004364935
- LCCN
- 2018003681
- OCLC
- 1035766906
- Author
- Krul, Julia, author.
- Title
- The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk / by Julia Krul.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; volume 95Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 95.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-290) and indexes.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Krul, Julia. Revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk. Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, [2018] 9789004364943 (DLC) 2018035955
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-388