The sacrificial economy: assessors, contractors, and thieves in the management of sacrificial sheep at the Eanna Temple of Uruk (ca. 625-520 B.C.)

"In the mid-first millennium B.C., the Eanna temple at Uruk sacrificed a minimum of nine lambs every day in its basic routine of offerings to its gods; in addition to these, special occasions and festivals demanded the sacrifice of as many as 90 lambs in a single day. All told, the Eanna sacrif...

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Published in:Explorations in ancient Near Eastern civilizations
Main Author: Kozuh, Michael (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Winona Lake, Indiana Eisenbrauns 2014
In: Explorations in ancient Near Eastern civilizations (2)
Reviews:[Rezension von: Kozuh, Michael, The sacrificial economy. Assessors, contractors, and thieves in the management of sacrificial sheep at the Eanna Temple of Uruk (ca. 625–520 B.C.)] (2019) (Schmidl, Martina)
[Rezension von: Michael Kozuh, The sacrificial economy. Assessors, contractors, and thieves in the management of sacrificial sheep at the Eanna temple of Uruk (ca. 625–520 B. C.)] (2016) (Tamerus, Mark)
Series/Journal:Explorations in ancient Near Eastern civilizations 2
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Uruk / Eanna Uruk / Animal sacrifice / Economy
Further subjects:B Temples (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
B Erech (Extinct city) Buildings, structures, etc
B Animal sacrifice Economic aspects (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
B Erech (Extinct city) Religious life and customs
B Animal culture (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
B Thesis
B Herders (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
B Goats (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
B Sheep (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
B Erech (Extinct city) Economic conditions
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