Date rape: the agricultural and astronomical background of the Sumerian sacred marriage and Genesis 38
The differentiated sexuality of the date palm and its artificial fertilization were the subject of many ancient Near Eastern myths. This paper argues that much of the Sumerian sacred marriage between Inanna and Dumuzi celebrated during the spring New Year is an anthropomorphization of the date palm&...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2002
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| Στο/Στη: |
Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Έτος: 2002, Τόμος: 16, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 283-292 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Σουμέριοι
/ Ιερός γάμος
/ Χουρμαδιά
/ Tamar, Schwiegertocher Judas, Biblische Person
/ Bibel. Genesis 38
B Σουμεριακή γλώσσα / Λογοτεχνία (μοτιβο) |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | BC Θρησκείες της Αρχαίας Ανατολής ΗΒ Παλαιά Διαθήκη TC Προχριστιανική Εποχή, Αρχαία Ανατολή |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Bibel. Genesis 38
B Αστρονομία (μοτίβο) B Tamar Schwiegertocher Judas, Biblische Person |
| Σύνοψη: | The differentiated sexuality of the date palm and its artificial fertilization were the subject of many ancient Near Eastern myths. This paper argues that much of the Sumerian sacred marriage between Inanna and Dumuzi celebrated during the spring New Year is an anthropomorphization of the date palm's artificial fertilization and vernal astronomical observations. The story of Judah and Tamar in Genesis 38 is also argued to have originated from the same source. |
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| ISSN: | 0901-8328 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | In: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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