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An ostracon from Elephantine invokes Mesopotamian gods (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list)
Marduk (Lordship, Mercy)
01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery
01.04 Concept of god (1)
01.04.03 Plurality of god (polytheism)
01.04.03.05 Great gods
01.04.03.05.06 Marduk (Lordship, Mercy)
Nabû (Scribe)
01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery
01.04 Concept of god (1)
01.04.03 Plurality of god (polytheism)
01.04.03.05 Great gods
01.04.03.05.08 Ninurta (Victory)
01.04.03.05.08.01 Nabû (Scribe)
Nergal (Power, Destruction)
01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery
01.04 Concept of god (1)
01.04.03 Plurality of god (polytheism)
01.04.03.05 Great gods
01.04.03.05.09 Nergal (Power, Destruction)
Šamaš (Justice)
01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery
01.04 Concept of god (1)
01.04.03 Plurality of god (polytheism)
01.04.03.05 Great gods
01.04.03.05.04 Šamaš (Justice)

Keywords
Egypt
gods

Period
No period specified

Channel
Egyptian inscriptions

Text
Ostracon from Elephantine in Egypt:
To my brother Haggai Yarhw. The well-being of my brother, (may) Bel and Nebo, Šamaš and Nergal (foster it).

Source (list of abbreviations)
Ostracon from Elephantine in Egypt

Bibliography

Drijvers 1980, 54

Drijvers, Han J. W. Cults and Beliefs at Edessa. Études Préliminaires aux Religions Orientales dans l'Empire Romain 82. Leiden: E. J. Brill 1980.

Amar Annus

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