The Aniconic Image Of The Roman Near East

Gaifman, Milette

doi:10.1163/ej.9789004167353.i-396.16

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“…10 10 The cult of the sacred sikkanu stones at Emar was part of a widespread and ancient phenomenon, documented earlier also in Mari; see Durand (2005b). The data from Emar contribute to the ongoing and as‐yet‐unresolved debate concerned with the aniconic divine representations in the ancient Near East, and their alleged diffusion to the Classical World (Gaifman forthcoming), and influence on, or even origin of, the aniconism of the monotheistic religions [Mettinger (1995), which has earned many responses, a recent one being Ornan (2005); Mettinger (2006) is a reply to his critics]. …”

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Public Religious Sentiment and Personal Piety in the Ancient Near Eastern City of Emar during the Late Bronze Age

Cohen

2007

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The textual finds from the Late Bronze Age city of Emar on the Euphrates River are one of the significant archaeological discoveries in ancient Syria. They provide an almost unparalleled source of information regarding an urban community that preserved the customs and religious beliefs of its semi‐nomadic origins. As part of the Hittite empire, it accepted some of the imperial cultic practices, but on the whole, held on to its traditional rituals and cultic practices. This article surveys the rituals of the city that were concerned with the installation of the city's priestesses and the celebration of the festivals in honour of its major gods. A discussion of personal piety as manifest in the ephemeral documents and the private names of the citizens of the city follows.

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