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Du-Ku or dul-kug [1] [2] is an Akkadian word [3] for a sacred place.
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According to Wasilewska et al, du-ku translates as "holy hill", "holy mound" [...E-dul-kug... (House which is the holy mound) [4]], or "great mountain" [5][6]
Divine
The location is otherwise alluded to in sacred texts as a specifically identified place of godly judgement. [5]
The hill was the location for ritual offerings to Sumerian god(s).[7] Nungal and the Anunna dwell upon the holy hill[8]in a text written from Gilgamesh. [9]
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See also
Hymn to the E-kur
Sumerian religion
References
- ^ wordpress citing (1963)Kramer's : Sumerian Mythology & Black & Green's : God's Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia / retrieved 09:27 15.10.11
- ^ translation of Sumerian-Copyright © J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Robson, and G. Zólyomi 1998, 1999, 2000; J.A. Black, G. Cunningham, E. Flückiger-hawker, E. Robson, J. Taylor, and G. Zólyomi 2001. The authors have asserted their moral rights. retrieved 10:51 15.10.11
- ^ Mesopotamian cosmic geography by Wayne Horowitz page .315 (1998 retrieved 09:17 15.10.11)
- ^ gateways to babylon.com website citing Black, J.A., Cunningham, G., Robson, E., and Zólyomi, G., [The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature /, Oxford 1998 retrieved here10:41 15.10.11
- ^ a b "E. Jan Wilson (author) at the Neal A.Maxwell Institute,Brigham Young University (Copyright 2011)". http://text.farmsresearch.com/publications/books/?bookid=21&chapid=112. Retrieved 2011 10 15.
- ^ Creation stories of the Middle East by Ewa Wasilewska page .89 (2000 retrieved 09:29 15.10.11)
- ^ Journal article by T.M. Sharlach; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 124, 2004 retrieved 11:35 15.10.11
- ^ K. Schmidt: Sie bauten die ersten Tempel. Das rätselhafte Heiligtum der Steinzeitjäger. Verlag C.H. Beck, München 2006, ISBN 3-406-53500-3.retrieved 11:52 15.10.11
- ^ [www.sitchiniswrong.com/AnunnakiFalkensteinEnglish.pdf The Anunna in the Sumerian Tradition A.Falkenstein (translated by K.E.Berry) page .131] retrieved 15.10.11
Jeremy Black (Assyriologist) & Anthony Green (Near Eastern archaeologist)
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