CLAA05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ashurbanipal, Multiple Choice, Ereshkigal
27 Sep 2016
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If you do comparative essay you have to say more than similarities and differences, you have to say why the myth theme exists in separate civilizations. Ishtar goes to netherworld to visit her sisters. More details, more reputation and it focuses on periodic rising and dying of seasonal fertility god. Some scholars believe story went along with procession of ishtar statue from uruk to kutha. First attested in late bronze age in babylonia. Short, ishtar consort is dumuzi (nature god) , he dies in her place. End of story is ritual text featuring the bathing, anointing and lying in state of dumuzi statue. One god is rude to vizier and he leaves without ereshkigal gifts. Vizier tells her and she gets angry and sends him back up. Same beginning with banquet and ereshkigal vizier going up to heaven and being offended by nergal. When namtar returns ereshkigal tells to bring him back for death or marriage.
