Home›Funerary Rituals›Classical, Norse and Mesopotamian Funerary RitesGroupClassical, Norse and Mesopotamian Funerary RitesFunerary rites of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East and of the Viking world: the Roman funus, the Greek prothesis and ekphora of the laying out and carrying out, the Norse ship burial and the Mesopotamian kispu offering of food and water to the dead. A ritual belongs here when its cited article describes a funeral rite of one of these ancient peoples. It excludes the Egyptian rites, which have their own existing group.Browse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Browse ByAll Classical, Norse and Mesopotamian Funerary RitesClassical, Norse and Mesopotamian Funerary Rites2 entriesClassical, Norse and Mesopotamian Funerary RitesFilter Results2 entriesFrequencyAllMonthly (1)Once, or at a turning point in a life (1)Life Stage MarkedAllDeath and the disposal of the body (1)Scholarly StandingAllA standard analytic category in the study of religion (1)Used, but its validity as a comparative category is disputed (1)Social FormAllPerformed by a gathered group (1)PractitionerAllHouseholders, those living in the world (2)Native To RegionAllMesopotamia (1)Originated InAllMesopotamia (1)Kind of ritualAllClassical, Norse and Mesopotamian Funerary Rites (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Kispu, the Ancestor OfferingFunerary Rituals3 linksNorse Ship BurialFunerary Rituals3 linksSourcesKispu (Wikipedia)Has Member: Kispu, the Ancestor Offering, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Kispu, the Ancestor Offering, Introduction, sentence 1Kispu or kispum was an ancient Mesopotamian ritual in which the ancestors were venerated, nourished and cared.View the SourceShip burial (Wikipedia)Has Member: Norse Ship Burial, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, Has Member: Norse Ship Burial, Introduction, sentence 1A ship burial or boat grave is a burial in which a ship or boat is used either as the tomb for the dead and the grave goods, or as a part of the grave goods itself.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.