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Mesopotamian Ritual Laments, “Music Therapy,” and the Role of Song in the Conception of the Deity (2021)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2021). Mesopotamian Ritual Laments, “Music Therapy,” and the Role of Song in the Conception of the Deity. In R. Eichmann, & D. Shehata (Eds.), Music Beyond Cultural Borders. 33rd Deutscher Orientalistentag. Jena, 19–20 September, 2017 (129-135). Marie Leidorf

Lament, Spectacle, and Emotion in a Ritual for Ishtar (2021)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2021). Lament, Spectacle, and Emotion in a Ritual for Ishtar. In S. Costello, K. Foster, & D. Stein (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Ecstatic Experience in the Ancient World (211-228). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003041610-16

The ritual for Ishtar known from Old Babylonian Mari describes a spectacle that includes running, wrestling, dancing and several other “spectacular” acts. This ritual text also indicates that at specific points during the sequence of events, ritual a... Read More about Lament, Spectacle, and Emotion in a Ritual for Ishtar.

Public Lamentation in Ancient Mesopotamia (2021)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2021). Public Lamentation in Ancient Mesopotamia. In D. Edelman, & C. Hezser (Eds.), The Use and Dissemination of Religious Knowledge in Antiquity (36-57). Equinox

Tradition and Innovation in Mesopotamian Textuality During the First Millennium BCE: The Case of Balaĝ and Eršema Prayers (2020)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2020). Tradition and Innovation in Mesopotamian Textuality During the First Millennium BCE: The Case of Balaĝ and Eršema Prayers. In W. Sommerfeld (Ed.), Proceedings of the 63rd Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale: Dealing with Antiquity – Past, Present, and Future. Marburg, 24–28 July, 2017 (295-321). Ugarit

Performative aspects of litanies in Sumerian liturgical prayers, according to selected late manuscripts (2020)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2020). Performative aspects of litanies in Sumerian liturgical prayers, according to selected late manuscripts. In W. Sadowski, & F. Marsciani (Eds.), Litany in the Arts and Cultures (71-88). Brepols. https://doi.org/10.1484/M.STT-EB.5.119207

“Skipped Lines” (MU.MEŠ GU4.UD.MEŠ) in Balaĝ and Eršema Prayers (2020)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S., & Gabbay, U. (2020). “Skipped Lines” (MU.MEŠ GU4.UD.MEŠ) in Balaĝ and Eršema Prayers. In J. Baldwin, & J. Matuszak (Eds.), mu-zu an-za3-še3 kur-ur2-še3 ḫe2-ĝal2. Altorientalistische Studien zu Ehren von Konrad Volk (87-116). Zaphon

Mesopotamische Tonsysteme und Tonschriften (2019)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2019). Mesopotamische Tonsysteme und Tonschriften. In F. Leitmeir, D. Shehata, & O. Wiener (Eds.), MUS-IC-ON! Klang und Archäologie vergangener Musikkulturen. Begleitband zur Ausstellung im Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg 10. Dezember 2019 bis 12. Juli 2020 (83-90). Würzburg University Press. https://doi.org/10.25972/WUP-978-3-95826-123-5

Mesopotamian Magic in Text and Performance (2018)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2018). Mesopotamian Magic in Text and Performance. In S. V. Panayotov, & L. Vacín (Eds.), Mesopotamian Medicine and Magic. Studies in Honor of Markham J. Geller (343-378). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004368088_018

Tierkapelle (2016)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2016). Tierkapelle. In E. Ebeling, & E. F. Weidner (Eds.), Reallexikon der Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie, Vol. 14: Tiergefäß-Waša/ezzil(i) (8-9). De Gruyter

Incantation, Incantations. II. Ancient Near East and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (2016)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S., & Pongratz-Leisten, B. (2016). Incantation, Incantations. II. Ancient Near East and Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. In C. M. Furey (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (1038-1043). De Gruyter

The Ala-instrument: its identification and role (2014)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2014). The Ala-instrument: its identification and role. In Y. Maurey, E. Seroussi, & J. G. Westenholz (Eds.), Ancient Music in the Near East and Mediterranean Worlds (148-171). Magnes Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110340297.148

Mesopotamia (2013)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S., & Kilmer, A. D. (2013). Mesopotamia. In Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.18485

The False Decipherment of Cuneiform ‘Notation’ in the Early Twentieth Century (2010)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2010). The False Decipherment of Cuneiform ‘Notation’ in the Early Twentieth Century. In S. Mirelman (Ed.), The Historiography of Music in Global Perspective (135-144). Gorgias Press

The Definition of ‘Music’ in Music Archaeology: the Contribution of Historical Ethnomusicology (2010)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2010). The Definition of ‘Music’ in Music Archaeology: the Contribution of Historical Ethnomusicology. In R. Eichmann, & L.-C. Koch (Eds.), Studien zur Musikarchäologie VII (115-118). Marie Leidorf Verlag

Performative Indications in Late Babylonian Texts (2010)
Book Chapter
Mirelman, S. (2010). Performative Indications in Late Babylonian Texts. In R. Pruzsinszky, & D. Shehata (Eds.), Musicians and the Tradition of Literature in the Ancient Near East (241-264). LIT Verlag