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Gods in Love : A Critical Edition and Analysis of the 'Divine Love Lyrics' / Rocío Da Riva, Nathan Wasserman.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2025 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Da Riva, Rocío, author.
- Wasserman, Nathan, author.
- Series:
- Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2025.
- Cuneiform Monographs ; 57.
- Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2025
- Cuneiform Monographs ; 57
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ancient Near East and Egypt.
- Literature and Cultural Studies.
- Religious Studies.
- Genre:
- Poetry
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (322 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- A Critical Edition and Analysis of the 'Divine Love Lyrics'
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Divine Love Lyrics is a collection of around 50 cuneiform texts from 1st millennium BCE Assyria and Babylonia, documenting a religious festival centered on Babylon's principal deities: Marduk, his consort Zarpanitu, and his lover, Istar of Babylon. The texts feature poetic amorous dialogues and bold sexual descriptions, interwoven with detailed ritual instructions. This exceptional corpus provides a unique insight into the interplay of religion, literature, and ritual in the later phase of the ancient Mesopotamian culture.
- Contents:
- Preface
- List of Figures
- Abbreviations and Conventions
- Concordances
- Introduction
- 1 History of Research
- 2 The Corpus
- 3 Actors, loci, and Time in the DLL
- 4 The Progression of the Ritual
- 5 Historical Background of the DLL
- 6 Love, Desire, Jealousy, and Aggression: Expressions of Emotions in the DLL
- 7 Theological View of the DLL
- The Texts
- Ritual Tablets
- RT 1
- RT 2
- RT 3
- RT 4
- RT 5
- RT 6
- RT 7
- RT 8
- Assyrian Manuscripts
- Ass. 1
- Ass. 2
- Ass. 3
- Ass. 4
- Ass. 5
- Ass. 6
- Ass. 7
- Ass. 8
- Ass. 9
- Ass. 10
- Ass. 11
- Ass. 12
- Ass. 13
- Ass. 14
- Ass. 15
- Ass. 16
- Babylonian Manuscripts
- Bab. 1
- Bab. 2
- Bab. 3
- Bab. 4
- Bab. 5
- Bab. 6
- Bab. 7
- Bab. 8
- Bab. 9
- Bab. 10
- Bab. 11
- Bab. 12
- Bab. 13
- Bab. 14
- Bab. 15
- Bab. 16
- Bab. 17
- Bab. 18
- Commentaries
- Comm. 1
- Comm. 2
- Comm. 3
- Comm. 4
- Photos
- Bibliography
- Indices.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-74159-3
- OCLC:
- 1543042809
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004741591 DOI
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