Belshazzar's Feast and the Cult of the Moon God Sîn
Beaulieu has recently suggested that the festival which ancient sources connect with the fall of Babylon in 539 BC may have been an akītu festival in honor of the moon god Sîn. This proposal can be supported by two additional arguments. First, the dates of the festival (the 16th and 17th of Tašritu)...
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Eisenbrauns
1995
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Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 1995, Volume: 5, Pages: 199-206 |
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