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Ritualistic Formulae In Greek Dramatic Texts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson
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University of Illinois, Urbana
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Ritualistic formulae and acts pervade the political, legal, societal and religious life of the ancient world. In many instances there are striking similarities between the formulae of the Greco-Roman world and those of the Near East. Often illumination exists from one to the other. Here I wish to notice a few passages in Greek drama where I think such illumination is possible.

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Shorter Notes
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The Classical Quarterly , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , May 1982 , pp. 233 - 234
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Copyright © The Classical Association 1982

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References

1 For instructive examples see the articles by M. Weinfeld at JAOS93(1973), 190–9 and Ugarit Forschungen 8 (1976), 379–114.

2 Bab. Tal. Ber. 55 b.

3 Oppenheim, A. L., The Interpretation of Dreams in the Ancient Near East (Philadelphia, 1956), p. 298.Google Scholar

4 Ebeling, E., Die Akkadische Gebetsserie ‘Handerhebung’ (Berlin, 1953), p. 49, lines 115–16.Google Scholar

5 Nougayrol, J., Le Palais Royal d'Ugarit, vol. 4 (1956), 17. 146. 22–3.Google Scholar

6 I am indebted to Professors Abraham Wasserstein and Moshe Weinfeld for their helpful comments. In particular, I owe Professor Weinfeld the references found in notes 4 and 5. I am also grateful to the journal's referee for helpful criticisms.