Never Truly Hers: Ereškigal’s Dowry and the Rulership of the Netherworld
This paper considers the mythological tale Nergal and Ereškigal in an attempt to investigate the nature of Ereškigal’s dominion over the Mesopotamian Realm of the Dead. By using other Mesopotamian literary composition as well as Near Eastern law, the paper demonstrates that Ereškigal never relinquis...
| Published in: | Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nergal und Ereškigal
/ Ereschkigal, Goddess
/ Mesopotamia
/ Underworld
/ Rule
/ Akkadian language
/ Sumerian language
/ Law
/ Technical literature
/ Marriage law
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Mesopotamian marital law
B Netherworld B Ereškigal B Sumerian literature B Akkadian literature |
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| Summary: | This paper considers the mythological tale Nergal and Ereškigal in an attempt to investigate the nature of Ereškigal’s dominion over the Mesopotamian Realm of the Dead. By using other Mesopotamian literary composition as well as Near Eastern law, the paper demonstrates that Ereškigal never relinquished her power over the Netherworld to Nergal because such a power was never hers to lose. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-2124 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15692124-12341309 |