A List of Shrines and Gods in Erabriri

Known from a single exemplar from Kuyunjik (ancient Nineveh), this list can be divided into five sections by means of the rulings already present on the original tablet.

Section 1 (ll. 1'–17') contains an enumeration of small shrines labelled as šubtu and manzāzu, respectively recognizable as symbol pedestals and podia for divine images. The format employed here – as well as in the rest of the text - is the usual two sub-column arrangement with the Sumerian ceremonial name on the left and a brief description mentioning the deity it belongs to on the right, as in the similar catalogue of Tintir 2.

Section 2 (ll. 18'–22') is a list of deities residing in the Erabriri, the temple of Madānu at Babylon, most likely to be sought in the precinct of the Esagil of Marduk.

Sections 3 and 4 (ll. 23'–31') again deal with deities linked to Madānu, identifiable by their names and divine weapons, who the god had at his disposal in his role of divine judge.

Section 5 (ll. 32'–35') enumerates four more shrines.

In consideration of Sections 2–4 it is likely that the first and the last parts of the text are also concerned with religious locations situated in or around the Erabriri.

Further Reading

Giulia Lentini

Giulia Lentini, 'A List of Shrines and Gods in Erabriri', Babylonian Topographical Texts online (BTTo), BTTo, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2022 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/btto/Babylon/TextsrelatedtoTintir/AListofShrinesandGodsinErabriri/]

 
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