Valóban Lilitet ábrázolja a Burney-dombormű?
The Burney Relief – Ishtar, Ereskigal or Lilith?
Author(s): Réka BozóSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Ancient World, Theology and Religion, History of Religion, History of Art
Published by: Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem
Keywords: Burney relief; Mesopotamia; iconography; Ishtar; Ereskigal; Lilith; ‘Queen of the Night.’
Summary/Abstract: The Burney relief is an unparalleled Mesopotamian relic of the British Museum. The female figure depicted on it cannot be identified assuredly because of its diversified iconography and unique way of portrayal. There are three candidates as to who could be the so-called ‘Queen of the Night’: the goddess Ishtar, her sister Ereskigal or Lilith, a known succubus demon. This paper focuses on Lilith and her origins, and presents the arguments others wrote for and against her presence on the relief. The final chapter offer evidences that Lilith cannot be the ‘Queen of the Night.’
Journal: Orpheus Noster. A KRE Eszme-, Kultúr-, és Vallástörténeti Folyóirata
- Issue Year: X/2018
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 7-21
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Hungarian