"Ich will mir einen Namen machen!": alttestamentliche und altorientalische Verewigungsstrategien

The paper shows the importance of a person’s name during his lifetime and especially post mortem: The name functions as a this-worldly form of post-mortem existence. Ancient people knew three forms of immortalization through name-making: 1) procreation, 2) outstanding deeds, and 3) inscriptions. The...

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Published in:Biblica
Main Author: Bührer, Walter 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: Peeters [2017]
In: Biblica
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Gilgamesh epic / Remembrance
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
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Summary:The paper shows the importance of a person’s name during his lifetime and especially post mortem: The name functions as a this-worldly form of post-mortem existence. Ancient people knew three forms of immortalization through name-making: 1) procreation, 2) outstanding deeds, and 3) inscriptions. The paper presents different texts from Mesopotamia and the Old Testament in which humans (as well as God) try to establish an everlasting name for themselves (or for a certain person or group of people) through one or more of the mentioned strategies.
Item Description:"Antrittsvorlesung an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum vom 20.01.2016. Der Vortragstext wurd im Wesentlichen beibehalten, der Anmerkungsapparat aktualisiert
ISSN:2385-2062
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.15496/publikation-70980
DOI: 10.2143/BIB.98.4.3265682
HDL: 10900/129617