An edition of Festivals and calendars of the ancient Near East
(2015)
Festivals and calendars of the ancient Near East
by Cohen, Mark E.
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"Analysis of the ancient calendars of Mesopotamia, the Levant and other cities of the ancient Near East and their annual festivals and rituals. The cultic calendars include those of Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, Israel, and cities in ancient Syria. Includes the order of each calendar's months and the meanings of the month names"--
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Festivals, Calendars, History, Middle east, social conditionsPlaces
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Festivals and calendars of the ancient Near East
2015, CDL Press
in English
1934309648 9781934309643
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Table of Contents
Festival and calendars
THIRD MILLENNIUM BCE
Early dynastic calendars : i. The early Semitic calendar; ii. The Ebla calendar; iii. The Tell Beydar calendar; iv. Other month names
Lagaš/Ĝirsu calendars : i. The early dynastic period; ii. The Sargonic period; iii. The governorship of Gudea; iv. After Gudea
Ur calendar : i. The early dynastic period; ii. The Ur III period
Nippur calendar
Umma calendar : i. The early dynastic and Sargonic periods; ii. The Ur III period
Adab calendar
Other calendars : i. Ešnunna; ii. Ishan Mizyad; iii. Iri-saĝrig and Keši; iv. Uruk; v. Garšana; vi. Festivals in other cities; vii. Months from unidentified calendars
SECOND MILLENNIUM BCE
Southern-Mesopotamian Sumerian calendar : i. The months; ii. Rīm-Sîn I's calendrical innovation ; iii. Festivals and cities
Amorite calendars : i. The city calendars; ii. The month names; iii. Other festivals and months
Sippar calendar
Aššur calendars : i. Structure of the calendar; ii. The month names
Mari calendar
Emar calendar
Other calendars : i. Susa; ii. Anšan; iii. Nuzi; iv. Ḫana; v. Ṭābetu; vi. Manana; vii. Tuttul; viii. Unidentified calendar: Kiš ; ix. Other months
SECOND AND FIRST MILLENNIA BCE
Levant calendars; i. Ugarit; ii. Canaanite/Phoenician calendar; iii. Pre-exilic Israel; iv. Alalakh; v. Aleppo; vi. Carchemish; vii. Unidentified months
Standard Mesopotamian calendar: i. Adoption of the calendar: ii. The months
Indices : i. Month names; ii. Dieties; iii. General terms; iv. Selected subjects.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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