The God Dagan in Bronze Age Syria / / Lluís Feliu.
Subject of this book is the god Dagan (biblical Dagon), the principal deity of the Middle Euphrates region. Lluís Feliu, carefully analysing the sources from Ebla and Mari for the third millennium, from Mari for the Old Babylonian period and from Emar and Ugarit for the Middle Babylonian period, he...
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Superior document: | Culture and History of the Ancient Near East ; 19 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2003. |
Year of Publication: | 2003 |
Language: | English Catalan |
Series: | Culture and History of the Ancient Near East ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (368 pages) |
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Summary: | Subject of this book is the god Dagan (biblical Dagon), the principal deity of the Middle Euphrates region. Lluís Feliu, carefully analysing the sources from Ebla and Mari for the third millennium, from Mari for the Old Babylonian period and from Emar and Ugarit for the Middle Babylonian period, here gives a meticulous diachronic survey of the divine subject. A final chapter summarizes the results in describing the character of Dagan, his origin and his area of influence. Of particular interest to Assyriologists, to biblical scholars and to comparative religionists. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789004496316 9789004131583 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Lluís Feliu. |