Rocío and Nathan take us to Babylon in the Late Babylonian period for a remarkable public ritual. The divine love lyrics are one of the most surprising literary survivals from antiquity. Sarpanitu discovers that Marduk has been sleeping with Ishtar. The two goddesses become embroiled in a very public shouting match, throwing insults at each other. What was this ritual and what did it mean?
3:56 introduction to the Divine Love Lyrics 5:42 one text, a series, or something else? 7:20 content in detail 10:45 reading the text 16:55 making sense of the texts 20:29 literary qualities 22:18 whose perspectives? 26:05 the lyrics in Babylonian theology 32:36 was it shocking? 34:29 who was it for? 37:56 what don't we know? 40:15 about the book
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