Wilson-Wright Athtart

The Transmission and Transformation of a Goddess in the Late Bronze Age
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-16-155011-9
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 90, 194 Seiten

Reihe: Forschungen zum Alten Testament 2. Reihe

In this book, Aren M. Wilson-Wright proposes a new model for studying gods in the Ancient Near East. The key insight of this model is that the roles, functions, and representations of deities correspond to the daily routines of their worshippers. Soldiers, for example, tend to worship martial gods, while farmers tend to worship agricultural gods. The author then illustrates the utility of this model by applying it to a detailed study of the goddess Athtart at three Late Bronze Age sites: Egypt, Emar, and Ugarit. In the process, he demonstrates that multiple, distinct forms of Athtart existed at all three sites in the Late Bronze Age, each corresponding to the daily routines of different social groups. He also considers the effect of daily routines on the transmission of Athtart.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilson-Wright, Aren M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Altorientalische Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen des Alten Orients

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Preface;8
3;Table of Contents;10
4;List of Abbreviations;12
5;List of Illustrations and Tables;17
6;Chapter 1: Introduction;18
6.1;A. Review of Previous Scholarship;20
6.2;B. A New Method for the Study of Deities;29
6.3;C. The Development and Etymology of *?A?tar- and *?A?tart-;33
7;Chapter 2: Athtart in Egypt;44
7.1;A. Review of Previous Scholarship;45
7.2;B. The Linguistic Data;48
7.3;C. The Equestrian Forms of Athtar(t);54
7.4;D. Adaptation of the Equestrian Forms of Athtar(t);68
7.5;E. Syrian Athtar and the “Magico-Medical” Athtart;79
7.6;F. Summary and Conclusion;87
8;Chapter 3: Athtart at Emar;89
8.1;A. The History of Emar;90
8.2;B. The Linguistic Data;93
8.3;C. Evidence for Agricultural Forms of Aštart;96
8.4;D. Evidence for Urban Forms of Aštart;105
8.5;E. The Coexistence of Agricultural and Urban Forms of Aštart;119
8.6;F. Summary and Conclusion;120
8.7;G. Excursus: Other Forms of Aštart at Emar;121
9;Chapter 4: Athtart at Ugarit;124
9.1;A. Ritual Transmission and the King;125
9.2;B. Orality and Literacy in the Ugaritic Language;138
9.3;C. Verbal Transmission, Cult Singers, and Scribes;142
9.4;D. Other Forms of Athtart at Ugarit;155
9.5;E. Summary and Conclusion;159
10;Chapter 5: Conclusion;161
10.1;A. Further Case Studies;163
10.2;B. Theoretical Expansions;165
11;Bibliography;170
12;Index of References;186
12.1;Akkadian;186
12.2;Ancient South Arabian;187
12.3;Aramaic;187
12.4;Egyptian;187
12.5;Ge’ez;187
12.6;Greek;187
12.7;Hebrew (Biblical Citations);187
12.8;Hittite;188
12.9;Moabite;188
12.10;Phoenician;188
12.11;Sumerian;188
12.12;Ugaritic;188
13;Index of Modern Authors;190
14;Index of Subjects;193

Über Autor(innen)

Wilson-Wright, Aren M.
Born 1988; 2016 PhD in Hebrew Bible at the University of Texas at Austin; currently a postdoctoral researcher and habilitation candidate at Universität Zürich.