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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krul, Julia, author.

Series:

Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; Volume 95.

Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, 1566-2055 ; Volume 95

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Assyro-Babylonian cults.

Anu (Assyro-Babylonian deity).

Rites and ceremonies--Iraq--Erech (Extinct city).

Rites and ceremonies.

Erech (Extinct city)--Religious life and customs.

Erech (Extinct city).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

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 Bīt Rēš. 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.

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.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Münster, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-36494-3

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004364943 DOI