Meat offerings and their preparation in the state cult of the Assyrian empire

Bibliographic Data

ID2820009
AuthorsSalvatore Gaspa (University of Padua, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume75
Issue2
Pages249-273
Publication date2012-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0041977x12000468
OpenAlexW2053185610
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited12

This study examines the treatment of meat in Assyrian state cult of the first millenniumbce. To this aim, the administrative and cultic textual evidence about offerings of whole animals, meat cuts, and meat-based culinary preparations are considered here. After an overview of the meat offerings in the ritual action of a series of Assyrian cult ceremonies, the enquiry focuses on the culinary treatment, presentation, and manipulation of the sacrificial meat; the evidence discussed reveals that the culinary treatment of the meat offered differed according to the deity and the cultic occasion

Ancient history · Cult · Empire · Presentation (obstetrics) · State (computer science) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Computer Science · History · Medicine

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