1.5 Celestial imagery

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Abraham traced his lineage to Babylonian giants (1)
Apocalyptic scene of Ascensio Isaiae (1)
Ascending through the gates (1)
Ascent of the soul (2)
Assembly of stars in Aeschylus (1)
Assurbanipal and the triumph ritual (1)
Babel Head in the Sky (1)
Berossus on Nebuchadnezzar (2)
al-Bīrūnī on the Harranians (1)
The Chaldean view of the cosmos (1)
Counsel of a wise god (1)
Curtius' description of Babylon (1)
The descent of souls (1)
Do not stoop below (1)
Elagabalus as a deity (1)
Enmeduranki the Diviner (1)
Enmeduranki the Diviner (2)
Enoch as the heavenly scribe (1)
Ephrem's words against Julian (1)
Eve's address to her children (1)
The First Hermes (2)
The flesh of the gods (1)
The flood account of Berossus (1)
The flood account of Berossus (2)
The gate of heaven (1)
Gathering of the assembly (1)
The Gnostic Book of Life (1)
Gods and ascent (1)
The Hermetic ascent (1)
The host of heaven and archons (1)
The idea of Holy Scripture (1)
Insolence of the Great Mother's Son (1)
Ištar of Arbela to Esarhaddon (1)
King as incarnation of Ninurta (1)
The knowledge of Seth (1)
Laws counteract the fate (1)
Lead-rope of the gods (1)
The Lord in middle heaven (1)
The lower heaven as jasper (1)
Macrobius on the soul's descent (2)
Manetho studied antediluvian texts (1)
Marduk after the battle (1)
Marduk's processional chariot (1)
Metatron the scribe (1)
Mother of the Seven houses (1)
Mount of assembly (1)
Nebo as the god of oracles (1)
Neo-Assyrian palaces in Odyssey (1)
New shepherd guards the flock (1)
Of the people rescued from the Flood (1)
Olympus and Ekur (1)
On the knees of the gods (1)
The palace of Kay Kaus (1)
Paradise as mountain (1)
Paradise on the top of the Ziggurat (1)
Paradise with three levels (1)
Patroclus, Enkidu and Hector (1)
Plato on the celestial phenomena (2)
A royal ritual displays the Anzû myth (1)
The Seal of Destinies (1)
Semiramis built two palaces in Babylon (1)
The Seven Governors (1)
Seven grades and planets (1)
Seven parts of the world (1)
Sevenfold division of the soul (1)
Sky and earth separated (1)
The sons of Seth (1)
The Suteans and sons of Seth (1)
The Tablet of Destinies (1)
Tablet of Sins (1)
The temple of the Syrian Goddess (5)
Three-layered heaven (1)
Twofold destruction and renewal of the world (1)
Vehicles of soul's ascension (1)
Victory awarded by gods (1)
Zeus and Typhon (2)
Zurvanism and Mesopotamia (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)