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At the Edge of the World: Cosmological Conceptions of the Eastern Horizon in Mesopotamia

At the Edge of the World: Cosmological Conceptions of the Eastern Horizon in Mesopotamia AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: COSMOLOGICAL CONCEPTIONS OF THE EASTERN HORIZON IN MESOPOTAMIA* CHRISTOPHER WOODS Chicago It was on the banks of the Hyphasis that Alexander’s march through Asia finally came to a halt. This was the furthest extent of his con- quests, the terminal point of his campaign, the place where later would stand a brass column bearing the inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΡΟΣ ΕΝΤΑϒΘΑ ΕΣΤΗ “Alexander stayed his steps at this point.” 1 He would not cross that river. There would be no bridgehead on the * This paper has its genesis in two earlier studies that are also concerned with the Sun-god: “On the Euphrates,” ZA 95 (2005) 7-45; “The Sun-God Tablet of Nabû-apla-iddina Revisited”, JCS 56 (2004) 23-103. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Monica Crews, John Dillery, Jennie Myers, Martha Roth, Piotr Steinkeller, Theo van den Hout, and Irene Winter for their insights, sug- gestions, and assistance. I also thank P. Steinkeller for making available to me an early draft of his “Of Stars and Men: The Conceptual and Mythological Setup of Babylonian Extispicy”, in Biblical and Oriental Studies in Memory of W. L. Moran (Biblica et Orientalia 48), ed. A. Gianto http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions Brill

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© 2009 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1569-2116
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AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: COSMOLOGICAL CONCEPTIONS OF THE EASTERN HORIZON IN MESOPOTAMIA* CHRISTOPHER WOODS Chicago It was on the banks of the Hyphasis that Alexander’s march through Asia finally came to a halt. This was the furthest extent of his con- quests, the terminal point of his campaign, the place where later would stand a brass column bearing the inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΡΟΣ ΕΝΤΑϒΘΑ ΕΣΤΗ “Alexander stayed his steps at this point.” 1 He would not cross that river. There would be no bridgehead on the * This paper has its genesis in two earlier studies that are also concerned with the Sun-god: “On the Euphrates,” ZA 95 (2005) 7-45; “The Sun-God Tablet of Nabû-apla-iddina Revisited”, JCS 56 (2004) 23-103. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Monica Crews, John Dillery, Jennie Myers, Martha Roth, Piotr Steinkeller, Theo van den Hout, and Irene Winter for their insights, sug- gestions, and assistance. I also thank P. Steinkeller for making available to me an early draft of his “Of Stars and Men: The Conceptual and Mythological Setup of Babylonian Extispicy”, in Biblical and Oriental Studies in Memory of W. L. Moran (Biblica et Orientalia 48), ed. A. Gianto

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Published: Jan 1, 2009

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