Bel-Merodach of Babylon : : Origin and Growth of Religion / / A. H. Sayce.
In this second lecture extracted from Sayce’s Origin and Growth of Religion, the renowned Assyriologist specifically considers the Babylonian deity Bel-Merodach. Noting that Cyrus the Great was a worshipper of this deity, the outlook of the priesthood of Bel-Merodach regarding his conquest of Babylo...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Analecta Gorgiana
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (49 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- LECTURE II. BEL-MERODACH OF BABYLON |
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| Summary: | In this second lecture extracted from Sayce’s Origin and Growth of Religion, the renowned Assyriologist specifically considers the Babylonian deity Bel-Merodach. Noting that Cyrus the Great was a worshipper of this deity, the outlook of the priesthood of Bel-Merodach regarding his conquest of Babylon begins the discussion. Sayce then discusses localized versions of Merodach, considering Eridu, Borsippa, and Assur. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781463218058 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
| DOI: | 10.31826/9781463218058 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | A. H. Sayce. |