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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| Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2002
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Année: 2002, Volume: 16, Numéro: 2, Pages: 283-292 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Sumériens
/ Hiérogamie
/ Phoenix (plantes)
/ Tamar, Schwiegertocher Judas, Biblische Person
/ Bibel. Genesis 38
B Sumérien / Littérature |
| Classifications IxTheo: | BC Religions du Proche-Orient ancien HB Ancien Testament TC Époque pré-chrétienne |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Bibel. Genesis 38
B Astronomie B Tamar Schwiegertocher Judas, Biblische Person |
| Résumé: | 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 |
| Contient: | In: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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