The Cedar in the biblical scripts and in the cuneiform tablets
Autor: Constantin Ittu
Cuvinte cheie: cedru, Biblie, cuneiforme, istorie antică, teologie
Keywords: Cedar, Bible, cuneiforms, Ancient History, Theology
Scopul acestui articol este acela de a analiza rolul şi importanţa cedrului după cum reiese din textele tăbliţelor cuneiforme sau din Biblie. Conform acestor surse, cedrul nu poate fi privit ca un simplu copac, ci ca un important element ce tine de credintele religioase ale antichitatii, simbolismul sau teologic fiind unul extrem de bogat. Autorul incearca sa cerceteze toate aceste aspecte asa dupa cum reies ele atat din textele cuneiforme prefilosofice, cat si din Vechiul Testament.
The aim of this study is to analyze examine the role and the importance of the cedar tree in the cuneiforms texts as well as in the Bible. According to sources, the cedar cannot be regarded only as a tree, but also as an important element of the ancient religious beliefs, its theological symbolic being extremely rich. The author tries to scrutinize all these aspects both in the prephilosophical cuneiform texts, and in the Old Testament scripts.