historyВЕСТНИК РГГУ. Серия «Литературоведение. Языкознание. Культурология»RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series2073-6355RSUH10.28995/2686-7249-2016-6-50-80history-177Research ArticleИСТОРИЯ КУЛЬТУРЫHISTORY OF CULTUREКультовая проституция на древнем Ближнем Востоке: современное состояние вопросаCultic prostitution in the ancient Near East. The current state of the issueГордонВиктория РафаиловнаGordonVictoriavruvinska@gmail.comИнститут восточных рукописей РАНРоссияInstitute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Federation201614032018065080Copyright © Гордон В.Р., 20182018Гордон В.Р.Gordon V.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://history.rsuh.ru/jour/article/view/177

Начиная с 1970-х годов существование культовой проституции на древнем Ближнем Востоке стало подвергаться сомнению. В данной статье представлен обзор современных подходов к наиболее обсуждаемым текстам, которые прежде понимались как свидетельства в пользу существования культовой проституции. В статье рассматриваются следующие тексты: Геродот, История 1.199; гимн шумерского царя Иддин-Дагана А 180-192; аккадские тексты, в которых соседствуют термины ḳadištu ‘жрица’ и ḫarimtu ‘проститутка’; тексты Еврейской Библии, в которых встречается термин ḳǝdēšā (Быт 38:21-22, Втор 23:18, Ос 4:14). В заключение дана краткая оценка современного состояния вопроса.

Since 1970 the existence of cultic prostitution in the ancient Near East is being disputed. This paper presents a review of modern interpretations of the most discussed texts that were formerlyunderstood as an evidence of cultic prostitution. The following textsare discussed: Herodotus Klio 1.199; the hymn of Sumerian king Iddin-Dagan A 180-192; Akkadian texts in which the terms ḳadištu ‘priestess’ and ḫarimtu ‘prostitute’ are used side by side; texts of the Hebrew Biblethat contain the term ḳǝdēšā (Gen 38:21-22, Deut 23:18, Hos 4:14). Inconclusion an assessment of the current consensus is made.

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