Rites for the Dead, Amity for the Living: the Old Assyrian nasbītum Rite and Its Relation to the Old Babylonian kispum
While recent scholarship has clarified the spelling of the little-known Old Assyrian nasbītum rite, formerly glossed as naspittum, its etymology and social context have remained obscure. This paper suggests the elusive rite has its etymology in the OA verb sabā’um, “to brew/draw beer,” and refers to...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 80-97 |
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naspittum
B Old Assyrian religion B Ritual B nasbītum B Kispum B ancestor cults B Libation |
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