Ramman-nirari III., king of Assyria, gives prominence to Nabu cult in Assyria, [128], [228];
erects temple to Nabu at Calab, [228];
Nabu his patron god, [228].
Rassam, Hormuzd researches, [9].
Rawlinson, Henry, explorations, [9].
Regulus, observations, [372].
Religion, unity of church and state, [690];
influence upon Hebrews, see [Old Testament];
upon Christianity, [698];
upon Egypt, Persia, and Greece, [699]-701.
Religious texts, [12]-3, [467];
sources for religion, [51], [661];
in Bab. theological schools, [134];
reshaping of r. t. during Hammurabi's time, [140]-2;
divisions, [247]-51;
age, [691];
comparison betw. Ass. and Bab. r. t., [251]-2;
their value as source for knowledge of sacrifices, [661];
votive inscriptions on statues, [669];
on other objects, [671]-2;
worn as amulets, [672];
plague tablets, [536], [674].
Rim-Sin, of 2d dynasty of Ur, "called" by Bel and Ea, [62];
cult of moon and sun-god in Ur, [70];
of Nanâ in Ur, [81];
builds temple of Nin-shakh at Uruk, [93];
his wife builds temple to Nin-gal at Ur, [97].
Rituals, establishment of, [115];
and incantations, [247]-8, [253]-4, [283];
manner of growth, [255];
purification, [284], [688];
incantations the oldest fixed r., [294];
penitential psalms, [312] ff., [688];
bodily castigation, [320], [688];
offerings, [328];
prayers, [293] ff.;
never without ulterior motive, [328];
oracles and omens, [328] ff.;
composition and growth, [329]-30;
strictness in observation of, [347].
Rustem, son of Sal in Armen. and Mandaean legend, parallel to Etana, [520].
Saba, district in southern Arabia, [491].