RT Article
T1 Identity Through Appearance: Babylonian Priestly Clothing During the 1st Millennium BC
JF Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
VO 19
IS 1/2
SP 71
OP 89
A1 Quillien, Louise
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1698563647
AB Through a study of Babylonian priestly clothing, one can see the social role and attitudes of priests in Babylonian cities, not only when they worship deities, but also in their daily lives. Information on priests’ clothing is rare in cuneiform texts. A Hellenistic ritual from Uruk gives interesting insights that one can compare with the data from the daily records from the Neo-Babylonian period. It appears that outside the temple, the priests wore “civil” clothes. Religious garments were kept in particular rooms of the temples, and their terminology is archaic and similar to the garments of the gods. During worship, each category of priest had its own specific dress identifying its status and its role in the rituals. These garments were sometimes adorned with motifs representing celestial symbols or protective deities.
K1 1st millennium BC
K1 Babylonia
K1 garments
K1 Identity
K1 Priests
K1 Religion
K1 Rituals
DO 10.1163/15692124-12341305