Sacred Text
(Lesson 4)
(Lesson 4)
This writing system was invented ca. 3,000 BCE and used by the civilizations that rescinded in Mesopotamia in their sacred texts (Mesopotamia L1 video, 2:00).
What is Cuneiform?
This sacred text written in the form of an epic poem is the second oldest religious text uncovered (Great Voyages video).
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
This was the central activity of the cult (Wright, 139).
What is sacrifice?
This sacred text written as an epic poem depicts the Babylonian creation myth, featuring the goddess Tiamat and Marduk (Mesopotamia L1 video, 3:44).
What is Enuma Elish?
In the sacred text A Man and His God, a *blank* god is the main focus of the story (Schnieder, 73).
What is Personal?
Prayers put to song are known as *blank* (Wright, 143).
What are Hymns?
Mesopotamian gods were normally depicted as *blank* in sacred text from the Uruk period (Beaulieu, 166).
What is Anthropomorphic?
In Sumerian sacred text, the word “An” means *blank* (Schnieder, 68).
What is “heaven”?
Baal-Hammon is the god associated with this kind of sacrifice (Wright, 141).
What is child sacrifice?
This sacred text was created shortly after the creation of writing in Uruk (Beaulieu, 165).
What is The Archaic Text?
*Blank* is the main god in Mesopotamian religion appearing in many sacred texts and is known as “king of the gods” by Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon (Schneider, 57).
Who is Murdak?
Daniel gives the gods offerings in the form of a meal in this story (Wright, 139).
What is the Aqhat story?
It was during this ancient holiday that the sacred text Enuma Elish was recited as an incantation to control the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (Mesopotamia L1 video, 9:00).
What is the Babylonian New Year?
“When the gods instead of man did the work . . .” are the opening lines to this sacred text (Shneider, 64).
What is Atrahasis?
These three modalities lie behind Syro-Canaanite sacrifices (Wright, 140).
What is: being brought in a positive spirit to praise the gods, thank them, and seek future blessing.