HIST M185D Study Guide - Sumerian King List, Third Dynasty Of Ur, Enlil
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Wk4 lecture 8 april 20, 2011. Next week: midterm exam study guide posted on cw; balu myth (pardee>not in dalley, read it on computer from cw)), some scholars will call this the ba"al something. ; smith, the death of the dying and rising god > major critique on scholars writing on the balu myth(1998) Jacobsen points that the myth reflects two interrelated themes: 1. Political them, focused on the rise of permanent kingship. Jacobsens argument is a little implicit, assume you know a lot more about 2nd c. Parricide theme, focused on the tension between older and younger generation gods. Marduk and outsider god able to attain a higher position: 3. Where you and i would place the rise of marduk and his specific attributes within. Significan whose having a deity associated with storm. Chronology: early bronze age, old akkadian period (2350-2150) > centralization of cities; mesopotamia"s first attempt and developing permanent kingship.
