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Author Krul, Julia, author.

Title The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk / by Julia Krul.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; volume 95
Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 95.
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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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Subject Anu (Assyro-Babylonian deity)
Anu (Assyro-Babylonian deity)
Assyro-Babylonian cults.
Assyro-Babylonian cults.
Rites and ceremonies -- Iraq -- Erech (Extinct city)
Rites and ceremonies.
Iraq -- Erech (Extinct city)
Erech (Extinct city) -- Religious life and customs.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Krul, Julia. Revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk. Leiden ; Boston, MA : Brill, [2018] 9789004364936 (DLC) 2018003681
ISBN 9789004364943 (e-book)
9004364943
9789004364936 (hardback) ; alkaline paper)
9004364935