Urukean Priests and the Neo-Babylonian State
The paper is constructed around a short micro-historical portrait of a priestly family active in Uruk in the sixth century BCE. This introduces two interrelated issues that the paper will subsequently discuss with a view towards a contextualization of the family in question: the interaction between...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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| In: |
Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 19, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 35-54 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Neo-Babylonian
/ Inscription
/ Uruk
/ Priest
/ History 600 BC-500 BC
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BC Ancient Orient; religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Neo-Babylonian priests
B Balāṭu family B Exorcists B State building B Uruk |
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| Summary: | The paper is constructed around a short micro-historical portrait of a priestly family active in Uruk in the sixth century BCE. This introduces two interrelated issues that the paper will subsequently discuss with a view towards a contextualization of the family in question: the interaction between the Neo-Babylonian state and priests outside the capital city, and the drive towards inter-temple interaction and standardization of procedures based on the model of Esangila, the Marduk temple in the capital. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-2124 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15692124-12341303 |