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The metamorphosis of Enlil in early Mesopotamia
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ISBN: 3868350527 9783868350524 Year: 2011 Publisher: Münster : Ugarit-Verl.,


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A Hurrian musical score from Ugarit : the discovery of Mesopotamian music
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ISBN: 0890031584 9780890031582 Year: 1984

Untersuchungen zu den lokalen Panthea Süd und Mittelbabyloniens in altbabylonischer Zeit
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ISBN: 3927120642 Year: 1999 Volume: 257 Publisher: Münster : Ugarit-Verlag,


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The moon god Sîn in Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian times
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ISBN: 9783963271403 396327140X 9783963271410 Year: 2021 Publisher: Münster : Zaphon,

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The moon god Nanna/Sîn is one of the primary deities in the Sumero-Babylonian pantheon, and, for this reason, has been of interest since the early days of Assyriological research. In addition to the ubiquitous presence of Sîn in cuneiform sources, and the crescent moon in Mesopotamian art, scholarly interest in him can be attributed to his prominent role in the context of celestial divination: the lunar omens dominate the sphere of celestial divination in the 1st millennium BCE. Also, the marked interest of the Sargonid kings of Assyria in the Ḫarranian moon god in the 8th–7th centuries BCE and the veneration of Sîn by Nabonidus in the 6th century BCE have received much attention from various scholars. The theological concepts surrounding Sîn are by no means limited only to his role as the god of the moon, but he shared numerous abilities and powers with other deities of the Mesopotamian pantheon depending on the context. The sources from the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods describe the moon god Sîn first and foremost as the moon, a celestial luminary that embodies cosmic order and regulates time, conveys messages about the decisions he or other deities have made, brings stability to the reign of the king, allows people (and animals) to procreate, and afflicts them with epilepsy and skin diseases (but also heals them, if he wills). He is present not only in cult images in and around sanctuaries but also in the night sky, where he unceasingly makes himself manifest from day to day, month to month; the jewel of heavens, surrounded by rejoicing stars.The present study is subdivided into two main parts: “Theologies of the Moon God in Assyria and Babylonia”, characterizing himself and his family and entourage, and “The Cult of Sîn in Babylonia and Assyria” on his role in the context of his places of worship and temples. These parts are supplemented by editions of selected texts and extensive indices.


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Godlists from Old Babylonian Nippur in the University Museum, Philadelphia
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ISBN: 9783868350197 3868350195 Year: 2009 Volume: 362 Publisher: Münster : Ugarit Verlag,


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L´ornementation des dieux à l´époque paléo-babylonienne : étude du matériel ayant appartenu aux dieux d´après des documents de la pratique : réflexions sur le don, l´ornementation des statues divines et la conservation des objets précieux
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ISBN: 9783868350678 3868350675 Year: 2012 Publisher: Münster : Ugarit-Verlag,

Le trône de Dieu
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ISBN: 3161460529 9783161460524 Year: 1993 Volume: 69 Publisher: Tübingen Mohr Siebeck

Altorientalische Vorstellungen von der Unterwelt : literar- und religionsgeschichtliche Überlegungen zu "Nergal und Ereskigal"
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ISBN: 3727803282 9783727803284 Year: 1985 Volume: 63 Publisher: Freiburg Universitätsverl.

Die Babylonischen Kudurru-Reliefs : Symbole Mesopotamischer Gottheiten
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ISBN: 3727806036 3525537174 9783727806032 Year: 1989 Volume: 87 Publisher: Freiburg, Schweiz ; Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, University of Lund, department of physiology and biophysics,


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Von Göttern und Menschen
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ISBN: 9789004187481 9004187480 9004187472 1283856301 9789004187474 9781283856300 Year: 2010 Volume: 41 Publisher: Leiden Boston Brill

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Religions, Literature and Languages of the Ancient Near East have always been the main research interests of Prof. Brigitte Groneberg, and now take centre stage in this volume. Twenty four contributors have participated in composing this book, presenting their research dealing with Mesopotamian religion, Akkadian, Sumerian and Ugaritian literature and grammar as well as Babylonian history. Thereby several hitherto unknown texts are published and discussed here for the first time. This volume delivers new insights to several topics concerning Ancient Near Eastern cultures, being hence an important resource not only for Assyriologists and Sumerologists but for anybody interested in the field of Ancient Near Eastern studies.

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