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The Akit̄u festival : religious continuity and royal legitimation in Mesopotamia / Julye Bidmead.
Penn Museum Library BL65.P7 B53 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bidmead, Julye.
- Series:
- Gorgias dissertations. Near East series ; v.2.
- Gorgias dissertations. Near East series ; v.2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Akit̄u festival.
- Religion and politics--Mesopotamia.
- Religion and politics.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 220 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Piscataway, N.J. : Gorgias Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- Using tools of social anthropology, this book describes the ancient Babylonian akntu, or New Year festival. It reconstructs the festival and its customs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-211) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1931956340
- OCLC:
- 50119995
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