A Primer of Assyriology
A Primer of Assyriology
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I restored and established in peace their daily sacrifices which they had discontinued.' The Temples. — The temples were provided with towers which served for the observation of the stars, and stood within large courts. In the shrine was a * mercy-seat' whereon the god * seated himself' on certain occasions. At Balaw^t near Nineveh the mercy-seat had the form of a coffer or ark, in which two written tables of stone were placed. In front of it stood the altar approached by steps. In the court wa...s a * sea ' or large basin of water, which like that of Solomon was, in one case at all events, supported on bulls of bronze. The images of the gods were almost invariably of human form.
Astro-theology. — The prominence given to the study of astronomy had much to do with giving Babylonian religion an astral character. The stars were worshipped; Istar herself was originally the evening star, and most of the principal deities were identified with the planets and chief fixed stars. The importance of the stars for the regulation of the calendar, moreover, kept them constantly before the eyes of the priests.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I restored and established in peace their daily sacrifices which they had discontinued.' The Temples. — The temples were provided with towers which served for the observation of the stars, and stood within large courts. In the shrine was a * mercy-seat' whereon the god * seated himself' on certain occasions. At Balaw^t near Nineveh the mercy-seat had the form of a coffer or ark, in which two written tables of stone were placed. In front of it stood the altar approached by steps. In the court wa...s a * sea ' or large basin of water, which like that of Solomon was, in one case at all events, supported on bulls of bronze. The images of the gods were almost invariably of human form.
Astro-theology. — The prominence given to the study of astronomy had much to do with giving Babylonian religion an astral character. The stars were worshipped; Istar herself was originally the evening star, and most of the principal deities were identified with the planets and chief fixed stars. The importance of the stars for the regulation of the calendar, moreover, kept them constantly before the eyes of the priests.
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