E-Book, Englisch, 49 Seiten
Reihe: Analecta Gorgiana
Sayce Bel-Merodach of Babylon
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4632-1805-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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Origin and Growth of Religion
E-Book, Englisch, 49 Seiten
Reihe: Analecta Gorgiana
ISBN: 978-1-4632-1805-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
In this second lecture extracted from Sayce’s Origin and Growth of Religion, the renowned Assyriologist specifically considers the Babylonian deity Bel-Merodach. Noting that Cyrus the Great was a worshipper of this deity, the outlook of the priesthood of Bel-Merodach regarding his conquest of Babylon begins the discussion. Sayce then discusses localized versions of Merodach, considering Eridu, Borsippa, and Assur.