“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...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 48-85 |
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Uruk
Hellenistic period
temple cults
pantheon
intercession
prosopography
slavery
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