Celebrations of the Gods in the Light of Mari Texts
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Mari city, gods, celebrations, temples, rituals, MesopotamiaAbstract
The city of Mari had a pantheon consisting of a large number of gods who bore the same names and attributes that were worshiped in their original regions, some of which were local and others foreign countries, and at the same time we find that the people of Mari showed great interest and preferred some gods without neglecting other gods, and perhaps this preference or interest was reflected as a result of the population structure of the city, especially since it consists of peoples of “Arabian Peninsula” such as (Akkadian - Amorite - Assyrian), in addition to the Sumerian and Hurrian races, who all contributed to the formation of the pantheon in the city of Mari. Especially since the large number of gods reflected the importance of the city of Mari itself, so the importance of this research came to study the celebrations of gods and their original centers, attributes, names, and their role in the social, political and economic life in the city of Mari, and the nature of the religious rituals held there and their holidays and celebrations held in their temples.
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