More Help from Syria: Introducing Emar to Biblical Study
Move over Ugarit: Emar's rich collection of cuneiform tablets-deriving from the realties of a mixed urban and small-town Syrian community-may offer a closer social comparison for biblical Israel than those of the Ugaritic city-state. Now that the many hundreds of thirteenth century BCE tablets...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholars Press
1995
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1995, Volume: 58, Issue: 3, Pages: 139-147 |
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| Summary: | Move over Ugarit: Emar's rich collection of cuneiform tablets-deriving from the realties of a mixed urban and small-town Syrian community-may offer a closer social comparison for biblical Israel than those of the Ugaritic city-state. Now that the many hundreds of thirteenth century BCE tablets are beginning to receive the study they deserve, numerous features of Emar's religious life offer fresh perspectives on the biblical materials. Emar ritual texts inform us about the community's calendarical practices, patterns of festival construction, anointing practices, and rites for the dead. For the study of ancient Israelite worship, Emar now challenges Ugarit's preeminence. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210446 |