Women who played the role of interceder: Part 1

Women who played the role of interceder: Part 1 Eiko Matsushima REFEMA 2nd workshop (June 22, 2013, Tokyo) 1. Introduction Today, I would like to talk about one aspect of the roles of women in ancient Mesopotamia, one that I am in fact very interested in. I recently had occasion to review my previous study on the divine marriage ceremonies in Mesopotamia, which looked specifically at the Assyro-Babylonian world.[1] There exist several sources of written materials on the ceremonies and fro..