The Syro-Hittite Ritual Burial of Monuments

ritual burial of gate-lions and statues, sporadically practiced for over half a millennium, was motivated by belief similar to that which motivates the burial of human beings.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ussishkin, David
Format: Print Article
In:JNES
Year: 1970, Volume: 29, Pages: 124-128, 1 pl.
KeiBi Identifier:32:1047
Description
Summary:ritual burial of gate-lions and statues, sporadically practiced for over half a millennium, was motivated by belief similar to that which motivates the burial of human beings.