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Festivals and calendars of the ancient Near East /

"Analysis of the ancient calendars of Mesopotamia, the Levant and other cities of the ancient Near East and their annual festivals and rituals. The cultic calendars include those of Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, Israel, and cities in ancient Syria. Includes the order of each calendar's months...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cohen, Mark E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bethesda, Maryland : CDL Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Calendars > Middle East > History.
Festivals > Middle East > History.
Calendars.
Festivals.
Middle East.
History.
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Summary:"Analysis of the ancient calendars of Mesopotamia, the Levant and other cities of the ancient Near East and their annual festivals and rituals. The cultic calendars include those of Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria, Israel, and cities in ancient Syria. Includes the order of each calendar's months and the meanings of the month names"--
Physical Description:xvi, 467 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781934309643
1934309648