Bachelor thesis | Oude culturen van de mediterrane wereld (Bachelor)
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VAT 17020, of de Berlijn brief, is een Nieuw-Babylonische tekst over de Middel-Babylonische en Elamitische periode, met de mogelijkheid van groot belang te zijn voor ons begrip van de chronologie...Show moreVAT 17020, of de Berlijn brief, is een Nieuw-Babylonische tekst over de Middel-Babylonische en Elamitische periode, met de mogelijkheid van groot belang te zijn voor ons begrip van de chronologie van die periode door verschillende synchronismen. In deze paper evalueer ik de betrouwbaarheid als historische bron van deze tekst. Ik concludeer dat de waarde voor de chronologie van de periode van deze tekst verworpen kan worden.Show less
Research master thesis | Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) (MA)
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2018-09-22T00:00:00Z
In this thesis, I analyze the Akītu festival for the purpose of understanding the socio-political landscape of the Neo- and Late-Babylonian periods in Babylon (626 BCE - 100 BCE). The history of...Show moreIn this thesis, I analyze the Akītu festival for the purpose of understanding the socio-political landscape of the Neo- and Late-Babylonian periods in Babylon (626 BCE - 100 BCE). The history of the Akītu festival, known as the Mesopotamian New Year’s festival, spans several millennia, but was especially known in its 1st millennium form in Babylon. This analysis focuses on the relationship between kings, gods, and high priests of Babylon and their actions in an historical and social space with relation to this festival. The interaction between cult and state in this shared space is used to compare how each empire utilized the festival and gods in order to exert and subvert power over the other within both an historic context and a wider socio-political history. I show that the Akītu festival was a constantly developing festival that was as dependent on the ruling king as it was a defining factor of kingship in Babylon.Show less
