Mesopotamian ritual-prayers of "hand-lifting" (Akkadian Suillas) : an investigation of function in light of the idiomatic meaning of the rubric
| Parallelsachtitel: |
Akkadian Suillas |
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| 1. Verfasser: |
Frechette, Christopher G.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Münster :
Ugarit-Verlag,
2012.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xx, 316 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Alter Orient und Altes Testament ;
Bd. 379. |
| Schlagworte: | |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction
- "Lifting of the hand" as a formal salutation in an audience with a deity
- The suilla rubric and the function of the Akkadian suillas
- Akkadian suilla prayers : identification, structure, and distinguishing features
- Akkadian suillas as "rites" within rituals
- Conclusions
- Appendices. 1. Suilla terms in parallel with terms for communicating with an offering to a deity
- 2. Instructions for recitation or assurance included with examplars of suilla prayers
- 3. List of suilla prayers
- 4. Comparison of features in suilla prayers.
