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Sánchez Muñoz, Daniel 2026-03-29T16:48:29Z 2026-03-29T16:48:29Z 2026 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 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). eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Mesopotamia Sumerian Temples Inana/Ishtar Ninurta Drums Songs Onomastics 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) info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart