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Title: The American journal of Semitic languages and literatures
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: University of Chicago. Dept. of Semitic Languages and Literatures
Subjects: Semitic philology Hebrew philology
Publisher: (Chicago : University of Chicago Press)
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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m greatly indebtedto Professor Breasted, reads: Adoration to Re-Harakhte when he riseth in the Eastern Horizon ofHeaven by the Scribe of the Table of Offerings of the Lord of the TwoLands, Neb-amon, the justified, saith he: Hail to thee! Re when thou(he) risest. Atum when thou settest; beautiful is thy rising when thoudost shine upon the back of thy mother (the sky) appearing as the Kingof the Assembly of the Gods. The goddess of Truth poureth out oblations before thy face, whilethe two crews glorify thee at all times. When thou traversest heaven, thy heart expands with joy, the TwoRegions overflow with thy joy. Prostrate is thy enemy; his head is cut off from his neck(?) while hisbody is given over to the fire as a thing not existing. The Boat of the Rising Sun (Mndt) hath a fair wind, the Boat ofthe Setting Sun (Msktt) hath reached its destination. ^People of theSouth, North, West and (East) draw thee (in thy barque), while adoringthee, oh thou Primordial Being, oh Atum-Harakhte. 43
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THE ASSYRO-BABYLONIAN ^^^^ TU.biti. By a. H. Godbey, The University of Chicago. Johns, ADD. II, p. 106, in discussing this officer, inclines tothe view that he is not a temple official of any kind, but merelyan occupant of temple lands, charged with certain dues to thetemple. This opinion he would support by reference to royalendowments of the temples, in which connection the ^™^^TU.bitiis sometimes mentioned. But this is inconclusive. Such con-nection with temple-endowments may imply nothing more thanthe modern pastors connection with the manse and glebe, orparsonage, or parish house. There is further the objection thatin the Cultustafel of Sippara, also .mentioned by Johns,the mostimportant provisions for the reorganization of the temple servicesare made ki pi ^^^TU.biti, according to the instructions ofthe TU.biti. Further, instead of being taxed for the main-tenance of the temple, provision is made for his support. Hereceives five shares of the daily receipts as against two shar

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