The Revival of the Anu Cult and the Nocturnal Fire Ceremony at Late Babylonian Uruk

The Revival of the Anu Cult and the Nocturnal Fire Ceremony at Late Babylonian Uruk
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ISBN-10 : 9789004364943
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Download or read book The Revival of the Anu Cult and the Nocturnal Fire Ceremony at Late Babylonian Uruk written by Julia Krul and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Revival of the Anu Cult, Julia Krul reconstructs the rise of the sky god Anu at Late Babylonian Uruk (ca. 480-100 B.C.) and offers an analysis of the yearly fire ceremony at the Anu temple, the Bīt Rēš.


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