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Daily Data: The Mesopotamian Kettledrum Ritual

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More information:
Step-by-step of the ritual - https://tinyurl.com/y8yon2re
Linssen, M. J. H. (2004). The cults of Uruk and Babylon: the temple ritual texts as evidence for Hellenistic cult practices. (https://tinyurl.com/y7wmkc33)
Fjelldal, Odd Øyvind. Songs of Praise and Devotion-An Inquiry into the Mesopotamian Kettle-Drum Ritual. Masters Thesis. (https://tinyurl.com/yd43phu7)

For general information and sources relating to the Ancient Near East, we recommend these websites:

http://www.etana.org/abzubib - collection of free and open-access data
https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/orie... - University of Chicago Oriental Institute, great collection of free books and articles
http://www.livius.org - general encyclopedia on the ancient world
http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk - Mesopotamian literature
http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu - collection of projects relating to Mesopotamia
http://psd.museum.upenn.edu/epsd/neps... - Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary
https://cdli.ucla.edu - Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative

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