The Veil in Ancient Near Eastern Religions and Cultures

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_6214
dc.contributor.author	Biga Maria Giovanna
dc.title	The Veil in Ancient Near Eastern Religions and Cultures. Some Remarks
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	In the texts from Syrian cities like Ebla, Mari, Emar and Ugarit there are several words indicating textiles destined to cover the head and sometimes also the shoulders of women. In the Ebla texts PAD (-TUG₂) (Sumerian), gu2-du-mu/ma-ga-da-ma-tum/ma-da-ma-tum (Semitic) is a textile, often of linen, used to cover the body, the shoulders and the head. During the great ritual of royalty at Ebla the queen received the veil only after several days of trip. The veil at Ebla is destined mostly for brides but not only. Married women in Syria did not always wear the veil.
dc.relation.ispartof	Antiquity Studies
dc.relation.ispartof	Studi orientali
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2021-08-30
dc.dateAccepted	2021-08-03
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-07-01
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-522-3/the-veil-in-ancient-near-eastern-religions-and-cul/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-521-6/005
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8828
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9344
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-522-3
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-521-6
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Ebla texts
dc.subject	Ebla texts
dc.subject	Eblaite ritual of royalty
dc.subject	Eblaite ritual of royalty
dc.subject	Linen textile
dc.subject	Linen textile
dc.subject	Married women
dc.subject	Married women
dc.subject	Veil
dc.subject	Veil

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The Veil in Ancient Near Eastern Religions and Cultures

Some Remarks

Maria Giovanna Biga Sapienza Università di Roma, Italia

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In the texts from Syrian cities like Ebla, Mari, Emar and Ugarit there are several words indicating textiles destined to cover the head and sometimes also the shoulders of women. In the Ebla texts PAD (-TUG₂) (Sumerian), gu2-du-mu/ma-ga-da-ma-tum/ma-da-ma-tum (Semitic) is a textile, often of linen, used to cover the body, the shoulders and the head. During the great ritual of royalty at Ebla the queen received the veil only after several days of trip. The veil at Ebla is destined mostly for brides but not only. Married women in Syria did not always wear the veil.

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Aug. 30, 2021

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Keywords: Linen textile • Ebla texts • Veil • Married women • Eblaite ritual of royalty

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