Secret names are a common folkloristic concept found in the Ancient Near Eastern society. The thesis examines four stories of various cultures in the Ancient Near East in search of secret names and how they relate to the system of order and chaos of each society. First, the Egyptian story of Isis where Isis steals the secret name of Ra is analyzed. Second, Jacobs wrestling match is examined and the attention is given to the Jacob asking the angel for his/her, which the angel refuses to give. Then, Marduk and his fifty names show that names in the Ancient Near East are sources of power, but Marduks need not be secret. Finally, YHWHs name exemplifies both Marduks names of power as well as Ras secret name. All these examples from the various areas show that the concept of secret names is common throughout the Ancient Near East.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VANDERBILT/oai:VANDERBILTETD:etd-03272009-190249 |
| Date | 10 April 2009 |
| Creators | Pumphrey, Nicholaus Benjamin |
| Contributors | Jack M. Sasson, Annalisa Azzoni |
| Publisher | VANDERBILT |
| Source Sets | Vanderbilt University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu//available/etd-03272009-190249/ |
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