En-nigaldi-Nanna

En-nigaldi-Nanna (also Bēl-šalti-Nanna, Bel-salti-Nanna ) was the name of a daughter of the Babylonian king Nabu-na'id .

With the New Year celebrations at the beginning of his third year of reign in 553 BC. The Babylonian king Bēl-šalti-Nanna appointed in connection with a previously in the month Ululu 554 BC. There were negative oracle requests to Sin for the new Entu-priestess and gave her the new name En-nigaldi-Nanna ("Loudly calling mistress of Nanna"). After the symbolic “holy wedding”, his daughter moved to the Egipar temple in Ur, which was newly built by Nabu-na'id with the additional divine title conferred on her .

The point in time is known from a cuneiform tablet Nabu-na'ids, which recorded a lunar eclipse on September 19, 554 BC. Chr. Describes: When the sun darkens the moon during the morning watch in the month of Ululu, then Sin wishes for a new Entu-priestess . The reference to the old cults was important to the Babylonian king, since En-anna-du was the last in 1764 BC. Appointed Entu priestess of Ur, daughter of Kudur-Mabuk and sister of Rim-Sin I. , found special mention.

literature

David Clines, Elke Blumenthal: Wisdom in Israel: Contributions to the Symposium “The Old Testament and Modern Culture” on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Gerhard von Rad (1901–1971), Heidelberg, 18. – 21. October 2001 ; Lit, Münster 2003; ISBN 3-8258-5459-0
Dietz-Otto Edzard among others: Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Near-Asian Archeology , Vol. 3; de Gruyter, Berlin 1971; ISBN 3-11-003705-X ; P. 593
Amélie Kuhrt: The ancient Near East: 3000-330 BC ; Routledge, London 1995; ISBN 0-415-16762-0

Notes and evidence

↑ See the Egipar omen request .
↑ The beginning of the 13th Ululu fell in 554 BC. Chr. On the evening of September 25th, the lunar eclipse on the morning of September 26th and the beginning of spring on March 28th in the proleptic Julian calendar. The time difference to the Gregorian calendar is 7 days, which must be deducted from September 26th. Calculations according to Jean Meeus: Astronomical Algorithms - Applications for Ephemeris Tool 4,5 - , Barth, Leipzig 2000 and Ephemeris Tool 4,5 conversion program . The lunar eclipse only reaches its maximum in the morning around 9:00 am and started shortly after sunrise; see. on this WGLambert: A new Source for the reign of Nabonidus In: AfO 22, 1968/69.
↑ Clines, Blumenthal: Wisdom in Israel ; P. 43.
↑ 1828 BC According to middle chronology .

predecessor	Office	successor
En-anna-you	High priestess of Ur 553 BC BC - 539 BC Chr.	High priestess office abolished

personal data
SURNAME	En-nigaldi-Nanna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bel-salti-Nanna; Bēl-šalti-Nanna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Daughter of Nabu-na'id and high priestess in Ur
DATE OF BIRTH	after 590 BC Chr.
PLACE OF BIRTH	Babylon
DATE OF DEATH	6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr.

[1] See the Egipar omen request .

[2] The beginning of the 13th Ululu fell in 554 BC. Chr. On the evening of September 25th, the lunar eclipse on the morning of September 26th and the beginning of spring on March 28th in the proleptic Julian calendar. The time difference to the Gregorian calendar is 7 days, which must be deducted from September 26th. Calculations according to Jean Meeus: Astronomical Algorithms - Applications for Ephemeris Tool 4,5 - , Barth, Leipzig 2000 and Ephemeris Tool 4,5 conversion program . The lunar eclipse only reaches its maximum in the morning around 9:00 am and started shortly after sunrise; see. on this WGLambert: A new Source for the reign of Nabonidus In: AfO 22, 1968/69.

[3] Clines, Blumenthal: Wisdom in Israel ; P. 43.

[4] 1828 BC According to middle chronology .