“Prayers from Him Who Is Unable to Make Offerings”: The Cult of Bēlet-ṣēri at Late Babylonian Uruk
After 484 BC, several deities were (re)introduced into the pantheon of Uruk—most importantly the city’s new patron deity, the sky god Anu, but also the netherworld goddess Bēlet-ṣēri (“Lady of the Steppe”). In this article, I investigate the possible reasons behind the introduction of Bēlet-ṣēri’s c...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Brill
2018
|
| In: |
Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 48-85 |
| Further subjects: | B
Uruk
Hellenistic period
temple cults
pantheon
intercession
prosopography
slavery
|
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Verlag) |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000naa a22000002 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 157602847X | ||
| 003 | DE-627 | ||
| 005 | 20180606085613.0 | ||
| 007 | cr uuu---uuuuu | ||
| 008 | 180606s2018 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.1163/15692124-12341294 |2 doi | |
| 035 | |a (DE-627)157602847X | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-576)50602847X | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BSZ50602847X | ||
| 040 | |a DE-627 |b ger |c DE-627 |e rakwb | ||
| 041 | |a eng | ||
| 084 | |a 0 |2 ssgn | ||
| 100 | 1 | |0 (DE-588)1037702069 |0 (DE-627)755904753 |0 (DE-576)391725769 |4 aut |a Krul, Julia | |
| 109 | |a Krul, Julia |a Krul, J. H. E. | ||
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a “Prayers from Him Who Is Unable to Make Offerings”: The Cult of Bēlet-ṣēri at Late Babylonian Uruk |
| 264 | 1 | |c 2018 | |
| 300 | |a Online-Ressource | ||
| 336 | |a Text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a Computermedien |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a Online-Ressource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a After 484 BC, several deities were (re)introduced into the pantheon of Uruk—most importantly the city’s new patron deity, the sky god Anu, but also the netherworld goddess Bēlet-ṣēri (“Lady of the Steppe”). In this article, I investigate the possible reasons behind the introduction of Bēlet-ṣēri’s cult at Uruk and the role ascribed to her by local worshipers. Using literary compositions, ritual texts, and legal documents, I trace the historical development of Bēlet-ṣēri’s divine characteristics, reconstruct her daily worship at Uruk, and examine the socioeconomic status of Urukean individuals bearing a “Bēlet-ṣēri-name.” I conclude that Bēlet-ṣēri was especially popular among non-elite citizens, probably because she could intercede with the queen of the netherworld, Ereškigal, for the lives of her followers and their families. | ||
| 650 | 4 | |a Uruk |x Hellenistic period |x temple cults |x pantheon |x intercession |x prosopography |x slavery | |
| 773 | 0 | 8 | |i In |t Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions |d Leiden : Brill, 2001 |g 18(2018), 1, Seite 48-85 |h Online-Ressource |w (DE-627)363741046 |w (DE-600)2103852-1 |w (DE-576)11061660X |x 1569-2124 |7 nnns |
| 773 | 1 | 8 | |g volume:18 |g year:2018 |g number:1 |g pages:48-85 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15692124-12341294 |x Verlag |3 Volltext |
| 935 | |a mteo | ||
| 936 | u | w | |d 18 |j 2018 |e 1 |h 48-85 |
| 951 | |a AR | ||
| ELC | |a 1 | ||
| ITA | |a 1 |t 1 | ||
| LOK | |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 | ||
| LOK | |0 001 3011671710 | ||
| LOK | |0 003 DE-627 | ||
| LOK | |0 004 157602847X | ||
| LOK | |0 005 20180606085613 | ||
| LOK | |0 008 180606||||||||||||||||ger||||||| | ||
| LOK | |0 040 |a DE-Tue135 |c DE-627 |d DE-Tue135 | ||
| LOK | |0 092 |o n | ||
| LOK | |0 852 |a DE-Tue135 | ||
| LOK | |0 852 1 |9 00 | ||
| LOK | |0 935 |a bril | ||
| ORI | |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw | ||
| REL | |a 1 | ||
| STA | 0 | 0 | |a Uruk,Erech,Orchoe,Tall al-Warka' |
| SUB | |a REL | ||
| SYE | 0 | 0 | |a Erech,Unug,Orchoë,Orchoi |