The Aramaeans in Ancient Syria

134 herbert niehr which is perceived as recumbent in the orient, and the horns of a bull are viewed as one and the same, and thu ...

religion 135 axe or not. the stele’s inscription mentions the death of King hamiyata (tell ahMar 1)36 and it is dated to about 9 ...

136 herbert niehr able to rise through the ranks and hold high positions within the assy- rian administration, as did aḥiqar, in ...

religion 137 if one considers the pantheon to be mirrored in the proverbs, the fol- lowing becomes clear. the god hadad is at th ...

138 herbert niehr represented in prayer in the deity’s presence.53 the prayer to the god hadad was described as good (Kai 309: 5 ...

religion 139 akkadian part mentions the weather-god hadad residing in guzana (line 7). Behind this expression stands the ancient ...

140 herbert niehr the votive statue from sikani (tell Fekheriye) reveals, because of its existence and especially because of its ...

religion 141 half of the 14th century B.c.) the moon-god of harran is mentioned (§ 19, line 54) together with several other Mitt ...

142 herbert niehr the moon-god of harran is mentioned multiple times as the recipient of gold, which was paid as fines70 benefit ...

religion 143 their epigraphy the situation of these amulets is somewhat more complex. Both tablets were inscribed by an aramaean ...

144 herbert niehr 2.6 Funeral and Mortuary Cult three building complexes in guzana (tell halaf; cf. pl. xxx) will be dis- cussed ...

religion 145 the interments in this vault must be seen in connection with the pa lace and the royal mortuary cult even though th ...

146 herbert niehr the main characteristics of these two mortuary cult complexes are that the bodies were cremated prior to buria ...

religion 147 gate. a funerary relief was also found in the square. the excavators found a cella with an entrance to the east and ...

148 herbert niehr Max von oppenheim first interpreted the statue as a deity,89 an idea partly adopted by later research. the fac ...

religion 149 right hand is a cup for receiving libations.91 the head of the statue was not found. it is dated to the first half ...

150 herbert niehr leads to a rift between the ruler and the royal ancestors and is therefore disadvantageous for the new ruler.9 ...

religion 151 the treaty between King ashur-nirari V and King Matiʾel of arpad con- cludes with a list of assyrian oath deities ( ...

152 herbert niehr nature deities is a legacy from the list of oath deities in hittite treaties.108 the north syrian aramaeans ad ...

religion 153 also appears to deal with the replacement of human sacrifice with an ani- mal sacrifice (lines 11–15).110 two other ...