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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Auteurs: Jursa, Michael 1966- (Auteur) ; Gordin, Shai (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill [2019]
Dans: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Année: 2019, Volume: 19, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 35-54
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Néobabylonien / Inscription / Uruk / Prêtre / Histoire 600 avant J.-C.-500 avant J.-C.
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AG Vie religieuse
BC Religions du Proche-Orient ancien
Sujets non-standardisés:B Neo-Babylonian priests
B Balāṭu family
B Exorcists
B State building
B Uruk
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Résumé: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.
ISSN:1569-2124
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15692124-12341303