The Merdītu-Offerings: Animal Sacrifice in First-Millennium Babylonian Religious Contexts
Some Late Babylonian texts containing evidence on temple ceremonies refer to a sacrificial offering called merdītu, which was performed on special occasions in the sanctuaries of Uruk and Babylon. The merdītu was a libation of sorts poured directly onto the decapitated head of a sheep and onto the h...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2022
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2022, Volume: 85, Issue: 4, Pages: 280-287 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Victim (Religion)
/ Mesopotamia
/ Uruk
/ Babylon
/ Blood
/ Head
/ Sheep
/ Bull
/ Heart
/ Cult
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament |
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