Lament and Ritual Weeping in the “Negative Confession” of the Babylonian Akītu Festival
Abstract This study seeks to contextualise the king’s “negative confession,” which took place in the spring Akītu Festival of Babylon, within the established norms of Mesopotamian ritual practice. The king’s humiliation is situated within the contexts of status reversal, lament and ritual weeping. T...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Anno: 2021, Volume: 21, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 42-74 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Festa d'Akitu
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/ Lamentazioni <religione, motivo> (Religione)
/ Rito
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | AG Vita religiosa BC Religioni dell’Antico Oriente |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Babilonia
B Lament B Tears |
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| Riepilogo: | Abstract This study seeks to contextualise the king’s “negative confession,” which took place in the spring Akītu Festival of Babylon, within the established norms of Mesopotamian ritual practice. The king’s humiliation is situated within the contexts of status reversal, lament and ritual weeping. The study includes a comparative almanac of the Akkadian prayer and/or exclamation known as šigû. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-2124 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15692124-12341318 |