Lament and Ritual Weeping in the “Negative Confession” of the Babylonian Akītu Festival
Abstract This study seeks to contextualise the king’s “negative confession,” which took place in the spring Akītu Festival of Babylon, within the established norms of Mesopotamian ritual practice. The king’s humiliation is situated within the contexts of status reversal, lament and ritual weeping. T...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Année: 2021, Volume: 21, Numéro: 1, Pages: 42-74 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Fête d'Akitu
/ Roi
/ Lamentation (Religion)
/ Rite
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Vie religieuse BC Religions du Proche-Orient ancien |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Babylone
B Lament B Tears |
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| Résumé: | Abstract This study seeks to contextualise the king’s “negative confession,” which took place in the spring Akītu Festival of Babylon, within the established norms of Mesopotamian ritual practice. The king’s humiliation is situated within the contexts of status reversal, lament and ritual weeping. The study includes a comparative almanac of the Akkadian prayer and/or exclamation known as šigû. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-2124 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15692124-12341318 |