2026-04-28T19:44:34Zhttps://uvadoc.uva.es/oai/requestoai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/838792026-04-08T12:47:54Zcom_10324_1142com_10324_931com_10324_894col_10324_1259
Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel
2026-03-29T16:48:29Z
2026-03-29T16:48:29Z
2026
2099-12-31
Bellia, Angela (ed.). Architectural Structures for Music, Sonic Events, and Dance in the Ancient World. Pisa/Rome, 2026, p. 57-68
978-88-8147-551-3
https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/83879
10.5281/zenodo.19319615
57
68
Gods, Temples, and Music in Ancient Mesopotamia: An Exploratiomn of their Relationships according to Sumerian Ceremonial Temple Names
Producción Científica
Mesopotamian cultic structures had Sumerian names that referred to an aspect of the building itself or the god(dess) that inhabited it. Nevertheless, the meaning of a particular Sumerian “temple” name must be determined on a case-by-case basis. At least two of these names include words related to singing techniques and musical instruments. The first, e2-i-lu-zi-u3-li (“house of the calming i-lu and u3-li(-li/la)”), was the name of a temple dedicated to the hypostasis of Inana/Ištar in the Sealand region. The second, a2-la2-gu3-de2 (“thundering drum”), referred to a hallway in the Ešarra temple of Aššur, the seat of the god Šul-šagana. Since scholars specializing in both Mesopotamian “temple onomastics” and music have never studied these names, the aspects they celebrated have remained uncovered. Through philological analysis, this paper argues that i-lu and u3-li(-li/la) refer to Inana/ Ištar as a regular performer of these vocal techniques. The name A2-la2-gu3-de2 would compare the magnificence of Šul-šagana’s seat at the Ešarra temple to the sound (gu3-de2) and perhaps the physical appearance of a giant drum (a2-la2).
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Mesopotamia
Sumerian
Temples
Inana/Ishtar
Ninurta
Drums
Songs
Onomastics
Ceremonial Onomastics
Inana/Ištar
Sumerian Language
Šul-šagana
Temple
5504.01 Historia Antigua
5101.04 Etnomusicología
6203.06 Música, Musicología
5505.10 Filología
5505.03 Epigrafía
5505.01 Arqueología
5505.07 Onomástica
5101.10 Religión
5506.21 Historia de las Religiones
Gods, Temples, and Music in Ancient Mesopotamia: An Exploratiomn of their Relationships according to Sumerian Ceremonial Temple Names (for full PDF, write to daniel.sanchez.munoz@uva.es)
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