Gods in Love - A Critical Edition and Analysis of the 'Divine Love Lyrics'

The Divine Love Lyrics is a collection of around 50 cuneiform texts from 1st millennium BCE Assyria and Babylonia, documenting a religious festival centered on Babylon's principal deities: Marduk, his consort Zarpanitu, and his lover, Istar of Babylon. The texts feature poetic amorous dialogues and bold sexual descriptions, interwoven with detailed ritual instructions. This exceptional corpus provides a unique insight into the interplay of religion, literature, and ritual in the later phase of the ancient Mesopotamian culture.

Product details

• Authors: Rocío Da Riva, Nathan Wasserman
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.09.2025
• EAN: 9789004741584
• ISBN: 978-90-04-74158-4
• No. of pages: 322
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity