During the excavations of the Italian Archaeological Mission at Barāqish (directed by A. de Maigret – 1990/1992 and 2000/2006) new texts related to the confession of sins were discovered. This new epigraphic documentation can help us to better define certain religious and social aspects within South Arabia in the 1st millennium BC. One of the main issues that the study concentrates on is the relationship between the confession/expiation and a given divinity, with particular attention paid to the role of the god Nakraḥ, who is often connected with these confessions, and whose cult was particularly widespread in the Barāqish area and its neighbouring area. The new text Y.03.B.A.1, presented here, is the occasion to synthesise the state of art regarding this ritual. It also gives an indication of two divinities previously unknown in the Minaean pantheon.
New perspectives on Minaean expiatory texts / Agostini, Alessio. - STAMPA. - 42:(2012), pp. 1-12. (Intervento presentato al convegno Seminar for Arabian Studies tenutosi a British Museum, London nel 28-30 luglio 2011).
New perspectives on Minaean expiatory texts
AGOSTINI, ALESSIO
2012
Abstract
During the excavations of the Italian Archaeological Mission at Barāqish (directed by A. de Maigret – 1990/1992 and 2000/2006) new texts related to the confession of sins were discovered. This new epigraphic documentation can help us to better define certain religious and social aspects within South Arabia in the 1st millennium BC. One of the main issues that the study concentrates on is the relationship between the confession/expiation and a given divinity, with particular attention paid to the role of the god Nakraḥ, who is often connected with these confessions, and whose cult was particularly widespread in the Barāqish area and its neighbouring area. The new text Y.03.B.A.1, presented here, is the occasion to synthesise the state of art regarding this ritual. It also gives an indication of two divinities previously unknown in the Minaean pantheon.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
