The sacrificial economy: assessors, contractors, and thieves in the management of sacrificial sheep at the Eanna Temple of Uruk (ca. 625-520 B.C.)
"In the mid-first millennium B.C., the Eanna temple at Uruk sacrificed a minimum of nine lambs every day in its basic routine of offerings to its gods; in addition to these, special occasions and festivals demanded the sacrifice of as many as 90 lambs in a single day. All told, the Eanna sacrif...
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
Kozuh, Michael
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| Format: | Print
Book
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| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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| Published: |
Winona Lake, Indiana
Eisenbrauns
2014
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| In: |
Explorations in ancient Near Eastern civilizations (2)
Year: 2014
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Kozuh, Michael, The sacrificial economy. Assessors, contractors, and thieves in the management of sacrificial sheep at the Eanna Temple of Uruk (ca. 625–520 B.C.)] (2019) (Schmidl, Martina)
[Rezension von: Michael Kozuh, The sacrificial economy. Assessors, contractors, and thieves in the management of sacrificial sheep at the Eanna temple of Uruk (ca. 625–520 B. C.)] (2016) (Tamerus, Mark)
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| Series/Journal: | Explorations in ancient Near Eastern civilizations
2
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Uruk
/ Eanna Uruk
/ Animal sacrifice
/ Economy
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| Further subjects: | B
Temples (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
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Erech (Extinct city)
Buildings, structures, etc
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Animal sacrifice
Economic aspects (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
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Erech (Extinct city)
Religious life and customs
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Animal culture (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
B
Thesis
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Herders (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
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Goats (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
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Sheep (Iraq) (Erech (Extinct city))
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Erech (Extinct city)
Economic conditions
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