Mesopotamian ritual-prayers of "hand-lifting" (Akkadian Šuillas) : an investigation of function in light of the idiomatic meaning of the rubric

Mesopotamian ritual-prayers of "hand-lifting" (Akkadian Šuillas) an investigation of function in light of the idiomatic meaning of the rubric

Introduction -- "Lifting of the hand" as a formal salutation in an audience with a deity -- The šuilla rubric and the function of the Akkadian šuillas -- Akkadian šuilla prayers : identification, structure, and distinguishing features -- Akkadian šuillas as "rites" within rituals...

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1. Verfasser: Frechette, Christopher G. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Münster Ugarit-Verl. 2012
Schriftenreihe:Alter Orient und Altes Testament 379
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Assyro-Babylonian religion > Rituals > Akkadian language > Incantations, Assyro-Babylonian > Mesopotamien > Akkadisch > Gebet > Gebärde > Hand
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction -- "Lifting of the hand" as a formal salutation in an audience with a deity -- The šuilla rubric and the function of the Akkadian šuillas -- Akkadian šuilla prayers : identification, structure, and distinguishing features -- Akkadian šuillas as "rites" within rituals -- Conclusions -- Appendices. 1. Šuilla terms in parallel with terms for communicating with an offering to a deity -- 2. Instructions for recitation or assurance included with examplars of šuilla prayers -- 3. List of šuilla prayers -- 4. Comparison of features in šuilla prayers.
Literaturverz. S. [283] - 298
Beschreibung:XX, 316 S.
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ISBN:9783868350463
978-3-86835-046-3