Listen "79. Rocío Da Riva and Nathan Wasserman: Carnival in Babylon"
Episode Synopsis
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 detail10:45 reading the text16:55 making sense of the texts20:29 literary qualities22:18 whose perspectives?26:05 the lyrics in Babylonian theology32:36 was it shocking?34:29 who was it for?37:56 what don't we know?40:15 about the bookRocío's university pageRocío's AcademiaRocío's ResearchGateNathan's university pageNathan's AcademiaNathan's personal website Music by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod
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