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...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
[2020]
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Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Año: 2020, Volumen: 20, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-16 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Nergal und Ereškigal
/ Ereschkigal, Diosa
/ Mesopotamien
/ Mundo inferior
/ Dominio
/ Acádio
/ Sumerio
/ Derecho
/ Literatura especializada
/ Derecho matrimonial
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | BC Antiguo Oriente ; Religión |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Mesopotamian marital law
B Netherworld B Ereškigal B Sumerian literature B Akkadian literature |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Sumario: | 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 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15692124-12341309 |