Editing Libation (section)

==== Ancient Sumer ====
The [[Sumer]]ian afterlife was a dark, dreary cavern located deep below the ground.{{sfnm|1a1=Choksi|1y=2014|2a1=Barret|2y=2007}} This bleak domain was known as [[Kur]],{{sfnm|1a1=Choksi|1y=2014|2a1=Black|2a2=Green|2y=1992|2p=114|3a1=Nemet-Nejat|3y=1998|3p=184}} where the souls were believed to eat nothing but dry [[dust]]{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|p=58}} and family members of the deceased would ritually pour libations into the grave through a clay pipe, thereby allowing the dead to drink.{{sfn|Black|Green|1992|p=58}}
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|File:Relief libation Louvre AO276.jpg|[[Relief]] of libation to a vegetation goddess (ca. 2500 BCE) found in ancient [[Girsu]]
|File:Orthostat Malatya A-3, 01.jpg|Hittite king offering libation to a [[Hittite mythology and religion|Storm god]], [[orthostat]] from [[Malatya]] (12th century BCE)
|File:Palmyrenian relief Louvre AO2200.jpg|Syrian priest of [[Palmyra]] holding a libation vessel and an incense box (176 AD)
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