The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk
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The revival of the Anu cult and the nocturnal fire ceremony at late Babylonian Uruk
(Culture and history of the ancient Near East / edited by B. Halpern ... [et al.], volume 95)
Brill, [2018]
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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
Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-290) and indexes
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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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