The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria, Part 1 |
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Adapa Allatu ancient Anshar appears Apsu Aralû Ashur Ashurbanabal association Assyrian Assyrian pantheon Babylon Babylonia and Assyria Babylonian pantheon Belit belongs Borsippa called Cassite character chief connection consort cult cuneiform Cylinder dead Delitzsch demons Dibbarra divine dwelling E-Sagila Eabani earth En-lil epic epithet Erech Etana Euphrates Euphrates Valley evil favor festival furnished Gilgamesh goddess gods Gudea Hammurabi heaven Hebrew hymns ideographic Igigi incantation texts inscriptions invoked Ishtar Jensen king Kosmologie Lagash land legend literature lonian lord mankind Marduk month moon mountain myth Nabu natural Nergal nether world Nin-girsu Ninib Nippur Nusku old Babylonian omens oracles originally palace Parnapishtim period popular prayers priests Ramman reference regarded religion religious rôle rulers sacred sanctuaries Sargon Sarpanitum Semitic Shamash significance Sippar solar deity spirits story sun-god symbol tablet Tammuz temple thee thou Tiâmat tion traditions triad Uruk worship zikkurat
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Page 452 - And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up: for the LORD GOD had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground, 6 but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
Page 296 - O, Eternal ruler ! Lord of the Universe ! . . . It is thou who hast created me, And thou hast entrusted to me sovereignty over mankind. According to thy mercy, O Lord, which thou bestowest upon all , Cause me to love thy supreme rule. Implant the fear of thy divinity in my heart.
Page 486 - Lions I saw, and was afraid. I raised my head and prayed to Sin.* To the leader of the gods my prayer came. He heard my prayer and was gracious to me.
Page 286 - Those who have made images of me, reproducing my features, Who have taken away my breath, torn my hairs, Who have rent my clothes, have hindered my feet from treading the dust, May the fire-god, the strong one, break their charm.
Page 779 - This will be followed by a section on the land and people under consideration. The third division, forming, as it were, the kernel of the book, will embody a full exposition of the beliefs and rites, the religious art and literature, set forth in each case in the manner best adapted to the religion in question.
Page 547 - When thou comest before Anu, they will offer thee food of death. Do not eat. They will offer thee waters of death. Do not drink. They will offer thee a garment. Put it on. They will offer thee oil. Anoint thyself.
Page 548 - Now what shall we grant him? Offer him food of life that he may eat of it." They brought it to him, but he did not eat. Waters of life they brought him, but he did not drink. A garment they brought him. He put it on. Oil they brought him. He anointed himself.