Daily Data: The Babylonian Mis Pi Ritual
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Channel: Digital Hammurabi · 2018 · Entertainment
Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/digitalhammurabi The Mis Pi, or mouth-washing ritual, ritually brought a cultic statue to life. Dr. Josh explains the process! More information: Victor Hurowitz, “The Mesopotamian God Image, from Womb to Tomb,” JAOS 123.1 (2003) 147-157. 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 Music: www.bensound.com
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