Ancient Mesopotamian religion and mythology : selected essays /
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| Author / Creator: | Lambert, W. G. (Wilfred G.) 1926-2011, author. |
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| Imprint: | Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, [2016] |
| Description: | xvi, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Orientalische Religionen in der Antike, 1869-0513 ; 15 Orientalische Religionen in der Antike ; 15. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10541223 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- List of Permissions
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I. Introductory Considerations
- Morals in Mesopotamia
- Ancient Mesopotamian Gods: Superstition, Philosophy, Theology
- II. The Gods of Ancient Mesopotamia
- The Historical Development of the Mesopotamian Pantheon: A Study in Sophisticated Polytheism
- Goddesses in the Pantheon: A Reflection of Women in Society?
- The Mesopotamian Background of the Hurrian Pantheon
- The Pantheon of Mari
- The God Assur
- Ishtar of Nineveh
- III. The Mythology of Ancient Mesopotamia
- Der Mythos im Alten Mesopotamien, sein Werden und Vergehen
- The Cosmology of Sumer and Babylon
- The Theology of Death
- The Relationship of Sumerian and Babylonian Myth as Seen in Accounts of Creation
- Ninurta Mythology in the Babylonian Epic of Creation
- Myth and Ritual as Conceived by the Babylonians
- IV. The Religion of Ancient Mesopotamia
- The Reign of Nebuchadnezzar I: A Turning Point in the History of Ancient Mesopotamian Religion
- Syncretism and Religious Controversy in Babylonia
- Donations of Food and Drink to the Gods in Ancient Mesopotamia
- The Cult of Ishtar of Babylon
- The Qualifications of Babylonian Diviners
- Devotion: The Languages of Religion and Love
- V. Ancient Mesopotamia and Israel
- Old Testament Mythology in its Ancient Near Eastern Context
- Destiny and Divine Intervention in Babylon and Israel
- The Flood in Sumerian, Babylonian and Biblical Sources
- Bibliography
- Index of Cited, Quoted and Edited Texts
- Index of Sumerian, Akkadian and Other Ancient Languages
- Subject Index
