1.4.3.5 Great gods

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Acdestis and the marriage of Attis (1)
Achaemenid royal investiture (1)
Adad as the greatest god (1)
Adam as both male and female (1)
The agricultural images (1)
Alexander and Nectanebus (1)
Allat as Isharbel in Hatra (1)
The androgynous prophets (1)
The angel ˀAnael (1)
Angels and Ištars (1)
Angels and Ištars (2)
Antiochus Soter's Babylonian gods (1)
Apamea and the Chaldean Oracles (1)
Aphrodite as philosopher (1)
Apollo's statue in Hierapolis (1)
Apostles as the gods (1)
Apples in sexual magic (1)
Association between Sirius and Mercury (1)
Assyrians and Tarsus (1)
Attis and Agdistis (1)
Attis and the Syrian goddess (1)
The Avestan Anāhitā was influenced by Ištar (1)
Baals and Astartes (1)
Bablita and Bēltīa (1)
Babylonian theogony according to Damascius (1)
The battle of Tiamat and Marduk (1)
Bel and Nabû at Shapur's court (1)
Bel and Nebo in Daskyleion (1)
Bel in Mandaic texts (1)
Bel the father (1)
Bel the father in Mandaic texts (1)
Birth of the Phrygian Great Mother (1)
al-Bīrūnī on the Harranians (1)
Bound are the demons (1)
The building of Babylon (1)
The building of SGYL in Hatra (1)
Castration of Zeus (1)
The central position of the goddess (1)
Chaldean cosmology according to Jacob of Edessa (1)
Circe and Aiaia (1)
Commemoration of a miracle in a Palmyrene inscription (1)
Complaint in heaven (1)
Cosmic extent of a goddess' power (1)
Crassus and the goddess in Hierapolis (1)
Creation of man (2)
Creation of man (3)
The cult of Nabû in the 4th century (1)
Cults of Borsippa (1)
Debt release in Mesopotamia and Israel (1)
A dedicatory inscription of Palmyra (1)
Dilbat in the Mandean Ginza (1)
Dinanukht the scribe (1)
Dionysus as the founder of Syrian goddess' temple (1)
Divine legitimation of Iranian kingship (1)
Division of the world among gods (1)
Emergence of gods in {Enūma Eliš} (1)
Enmeduranki the Diviner (1)
Enmeduranki the Diviner (2)
Enoch as scribe of righteousness (1)
Enoch as the heavenly scribe (1)
An Epicurean school in Apamea (1)
Eye of Nergal (1)
Eye, daughter of Bel (1)
Farmer, plough my lands! (1)
The fate of Evil Eye (1)
The flood account of Berossus (1)
Flood story according to Gnostics (1)
The gate of Bel (1)
A god descending (1)
The goddess as androgyne (1)
The goddess Atargatis in Hierapolis (2)
The goddess of Hierapolis (1)
Gods and Ištars (1)
The gods of Hierapolis (1)
The gods reigned over Phoenicia (1)
A great altar in the centre of Edessa (1)
He falls and does not know it (1)
Heracles in far west (1)
Hera's cult on Samos (1)
The heresy of Nergalians (1)
Herodotus' description of Babylon (2)
Herodotus on the cults of the Persians (1)
His mission will not prosper (1)
Holy war in Mesopotamia and in Israel (1)
The hour of birth (1)
Hugeness of God (1)
Hymn to Nanaya (1)
The idea of Holy Scripture (1)
Image for Sin (1)
An inscription relating to Šamaš in Hatra (1)
An inscription to Šamaš in Palmyra (1)
Ionitus and Nimrod (1)
Ištar and Aphrodite (1)
Ištar of Akkade (1)
Jacob of Serugh on Syrian paganism (1)
Jesus as the mariner (1)
Julian and the Chaldeans (1)
The Kantean heresy (1)
Kewan in the Mandean Ginza (1)
Lady at the window (1)
Lord of the Gods and Nergal (1)
A magic bowl from Nippur (1)
The Mandaic angels (1)
The Mandaic demon-list (1)
Mandaic jealousy charm (1)
Mandaic phylactery for Rue (1)
Mandaic phylactery for Rue (2)
Marduk after the battle (1)
Marduk's inspection of heaven (1)
Marduk's processional chariot (1)
Marduk's temple in Babylon (1)
Marduk's temple in the first century Babylon (1)
Mesopotamian Flood story (1)
Metatron the scribe (1)
Mistress of animals (1)
Mistress of whisperings (1)
Mourning for Attis (1)
Mulit in Mandaic texts (1)
Mural crown of the Gods' Mother (1)
Mysteries of the Mother of the Gods (1)
Mysteries of the Mother of the Gods (2)
The myth of Cybele and Attis (1)
The myth of the Seven Sages (1)
Nabû and Nanaya in Mandaic texts (1)
The names of goddesses (1)
Nanai in the Manichaean texts (1)
Nanay, "my mamma" (1)
Nanaya in Bactria (1)
Nanaya in Syria and Mesopotamia (1)
Nanaya in Transoxania (1)
Nanâ in Dunhuang (1)
Nbu in the Mandean Ginza (1)
Nbu the watchman (1)
Nebo and writing (1)
Nebo as the god of oracles (1)
Nergal and Mammitu from Kutha (1)
Nergal in Hatra (1)
Nergal "the butcher" (1)
Nerig in the Mandean Ginza (1)
Net of the god (1)
The New Year festival in Edessa (1)
Nimrod (= Ninurta) as giant (1)
Nimrod = Zoroaster (1)
Nimrod and Ninus (1)
Nimrod as the astronomer (1)
Nimrod as the king and sage (1)
Nimrod the founder of Babylon (1)
Nimrod the inventor of magic arts (1)
Nimrod the Persian (1)
Ninurta and Heracles (1)
Ninurta in Aramaic inscriptions (1)
On the origin of astrology (1)
On the paganism in Syrian cities (1)
Organization of the sky (1)
Oriental titulature of Zeus (1)
An ostracon from Elephantine invokes Mesopotamian gods (1)
Overpopulation of the earth (1)
The people of Shinar (1)
Persians and the worship of statues (1)
The Phrygian Cybele (1)
Physical size of a god (1)
Planets and stones (1)
Powers of stone (1)
Prayer to the Sun-god (1)
The priest of Atargatis (1)
The priest of Sharbel (1)
Priestess of Isharbel in Hatra (1)
Proclus on the Chaldaean Oracles (1)
Prophecy in the Old Babylonian period (1)
Rabbi Rav on the Babylonian temples (1)
The rites of Galli in Hierapolis (1)
The Roman cult of Sol Invictus (1)
Šamaš in magical papyri (1)
Šamiš and Dlibat (1)
Šamiš in the Mandean Ginza (1)
The second plague (1)
Septimius Severus and Belus of Apamea (1)
The solar world (1)
The Son of the Phrygian Great Mother (1)
Soul in the middle (1)
Sun, our Lord (1)
Sun, you see all... (1)
The sungod caused misfortune (1)
The Sun's statue in Heliopolis (1)
Sun's wife and mother (1)
Syncretic hymn to Ninurta (1)
Tammuz as the king of Phoenicians (1)
The temple of Bel in Babylon (1)
Temple of Nabû in Hatra (1)
Temple of Nebu in Palmyra (1)
Temple of Nergal in Hatra (1)
The temple of the Syrian goddess (3)
The temple of the Syrian goddess (4)
A temple ritual in Hierapolis (2)
Three meanings of Apsu (1)
Three-layered heaven (1)
Tyche with beard (1)
The Virgin Isharbel of Hatra (1)
Who but this god? (1)
Zeus and Typhon (1)

1. Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery (752)

1.1 Cosmogonic and cosmological ideas (98)

1.1 Cosmogonic and cosmological ideas (98)

1.1.1 Primal undifferentiated unity (23)

1.1.1.1 Primal father: sweet-water ocean (Apsu) (17)

1.1.1.2 Primal mother: salt-water ocean (Tiamat) (9)

1.1.2 Emergence of consciousness (Mummu) (3)

1.1.3 Emergence of binary oppositions (38)

1.1.3.1 Light vs. darkness (9)

1.1.3.2 Purity vs. sin (4)

1.1.3.3 Perfection vs. imperfection (5)

1.1.3.4 Good vs. evil (3)

1.1.3.5 Right vs. wrong/left (1)

1.1.3.6 Life vs. death (2)

1.1.3.7 Spirit vs. matter (1)

1.1.3.8 Sweet water vs. salt water (3)

1.1.3.9 Unity vs. plurality

1.1.3.10 Universe of heaven vs. universe of earth (10)

1.1.4 Emergence of gods (2)

1.1.5 Emergence of chaos (12)

1.1.5.1 Tiamat = angry sea = dragon (6)

1.1.5.2 Creation of demons (6)

1.1.6 Primordial battle and defeat of the Dragon (9)

1.1.7 Establishment of cosmos (17)

1.1.7.1 Fixing places for gods (5)

1.1.7.2 Binding forces of evil (1)

1.1.7.3 Building the heavenly city (7)

1.1.8 Creation of physical world (15)

1.1.8.1 Creation of man (7)

1.1.8.2 Blending spirit and matter (2)

1.1.8.3 Original sin (4)

1.1.9 Immortality of the soul (6)

 

1.2 Human history (96)

1.2 Human history (96)

1.2.1 Three progressively deteriorating world ages (3)

1.2.2 Descent of kingship from heaven

1.2.3 Antediluvian age (44)

1.2.3.1 Seven antediluvian kings (16)

1.2.3.2 Seven antediluvian cities (2)

1.2.3.3 Seven sages (24)

1.2.3.4 Longevity (8)

1.2.3.5 One language (3)

1.2.4 Deluge (43)

1.2.4.1 Sin = noise of mankind (7)

1.2.4.2 Overpopulation of the earth (10)

1.2.4.3 Destruction of mankind through flood (12)

1.2.4.4 Rescue of pious wise man (9)

1.2.5 Postdiluvian age (21)

1.2.5.1 Shortened life time (4)

 

1.3 Kingship as divine institution (76)

1.3 Kingship as divine institution (76)

1.3.1 Divine origin of kingship (2)

1.3.2 Seed of kingship (1)

1.3.3 King as god’s representative upon earth (45)

1.3.3.1 Chosen by god (2)

1.3.3.2 Called by god (1)

1.3.3.3 Created by god

1.3.3.4 Tree planted by god (3)

1.3.3.5 Son of god (1) (3)

1.3.3.6 Image of god (2)

1.3.3.7 Consubstantiality with god (1)

1.3.3.8 Perfect man (5)

1.3.3.9 Incarnation of Ninurta (divine saviour) (18)

1.3.3.10 Incarnation of Tammuz (divine redeemer) (16)

1.3.4 Mission of the king (10)

1.3.4.1 Good shepherd (7)

1.3.4.2 Light of the world

1.3.4.3 Righteous judge (2)

1.3.5 Attributes of the king (7)

1.3.5.1 Omnipotent

1.3.5.2 Omniscient

1.3.5.3 Wise

1.3.5.4 Righteous (1)

1.3.5.5 Merciful (1)

1.3.5.6 Lover of mankind (1)

1.3.5.7 Empowered to raise and abase (2)

1.3.5.8 Empowered to give life and death (2)

1.3.6 Royal titulary (18)

1.3.6.1 Great king (7)

1.3.6.2 King of the universe (1)

1.3.6.3 King of the lands (1)

1.3.6.4 King of kings (3)

1.3.6.5 Priest (2)

1.3.7 Sanctity of kingship (3)

1.3.7.1 Royal purity

1.3.7.2 Royal aura (melammu, šalummatu) (3)

1.3.8 Apotheosis of the king (3)

1.3.9 Deification of the king (1)

1.3.10 King suckled by goddess

 

1.4 Concept of god (1) (387)

1.4 Concept of god (1) (387)

1.4.1 Unity of god (monotheism/henotheism/cosmotheism) (14)

1.4.1.1 God = universe of heaven (2)

1.4.1.2 God = totality of gods (6)

1.4.1.3 God’s omnipotence (2)

1.4.1.4 God’s transcendence (3)

1.4.1.5 God’s immanence

1.4.2 Trinity of god (34)

1.4.2.1 Divine Triad: Father, Mother, Son (15)

1.4.2.2 Heavenly Father (8)

1.4.2.3 Divine King (1)

1.4.2.4 Creator of visible world

1.4.2.5 Holy Spirit (13)

1.4.2.6 Spirit of God (1)

1.4.2.7 Saviour (2)

1.4.2.8 Son of god (2)

1.4.3 Plurality of god (polytheism) (355)

1.4.3.1 Emanation of gods

1.4.3.2 Creation of gods (1)

1.4.3.3 Hierarchy of gods (1)

1.4.3.4 Syncretism (37)

1.4.3.5 Great gods (200)

1.4.3.5.1 Anu (Heaven) (4)

1.4.3.5.2 Ea/Enki (Wisdom) (11)

1.4.3.5.3 Sin (Prudence) (5)

1.4.3.5.4 Šamaš (Justice) (27)

1.4.3.5.4.1 Kittu (Truth)

1.4.3.5.4.2 Mešaru (Righteousness) (1)

1.4.3.5.5 Adad (Glory, Thunder) (15)

1.4.3.5.6 Marduk (Lordship, Mercy) (38)

1.4.3.5.7 Ištar (Love) (70)

1.4.3.5.7.1 Mullissu (Queen of Heaven) (7)

1.4.3.5.7.2 Sherua

1.4.3.5.7.3 Tašmetu (1)

1.4.3.5.7.4 Nanaya (19)

1.4.3.5.7.5 Kubaba (Cybele) (16)

1.4.3.5.7.6 Shala (Hera)

1.4.3.5.7.7 Gula (1) (1)

1.4.3.5.8 Ninurta (Victory) (57)

1.4.3.5.8.1 Nabû (Scribe) (34)

1.4.3.5.9 Nergal (Power, Destruction) (17)

1.4.3.6 Seven planetary gods (152)

1.4.3.6.1 Sin (Moon) (20)

1.4.3.6.2 Šamaš (Sun) (35)

1.4.3.6.3 Adad (Saturn) (15)

1.4.3.6.4 Marduk (Jupiter) (9)

1.4.3.6.5 Ištar (Venus) (30)

1.4.3.6.6 Nabû/Ninurta (Mercury) (16)

1.4.3.6.7 Nergal (Mars) (12)

1.4.3.7 Gods as divine powers (4)

1.4.3.8 Gods as divine names (10)

1.4.3.9 Gods as divine weapons (2)

1.4.3.10 Gods as numbers (1)

1.4.3.11 Gods as tree (4)

1.4.3.12 Gods as garments (1)

1.4.3.12.1 Divine aura (melammu, šalummatu) (1)

 

1.5 Celestial imagery (77)

1.5 Celestial imagery (77)

1.5.1 Pole connecting heaven and earth (5)

1.5.2 Three-layered heaven (5)

1.5.3 Seven-layered heaven (7)

1.5.4 Planetary spheres (11)

1.5.5 Heavenly city (2)

1.5.6 Heavenly palace (4)

1.5.7 Heavenly court (1)

1.5.8 Celestial council (12)

1.5.9 Throne of god (6)

1.5.10 Heavenly book of life (22)

1.5.11 Lamp of god (2)

1.5.12 Divine chariot (6)

1.5.13 Ladders to heaven (3)

1.5.14 Gate to heaven (2)

1.5.15 Gatekeepers of heaven

 

1.6 Netherworld imagery (18)

1.6 Netherworld imagery (18)

1.6.1 Netherworld = Earth (1)

1.6.2 Netherworld = Mountain (2)

1.6.3 Netherworld = Prison (6)

1.6.4 Netherworld = Foreign land

1.6.5 Netherworld river

1.6.6 Netherworld boatman (1)

1.6.7 Seven gates of the netherworld (6)

1.6.8 Gatekeepers of the netherworld (2)

1.6.9 Infernal gods = Gods of the earth (1)