Much ado about Marduk: questioning discourses of royalty in first millennium Mesopotamian literature
The king in ancient Mesopotamia is often viewed as a figure above reproach. This volume problematizes this assumption through a critical investigation of several Akkadian texts that challenge royal policy. In most cases, the questions raised by these texts pertain to the king's relationship to...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
Walter De Gruyter Inc
2017
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Studies in ancient near Eastern records (volume 16)
Year: 2017 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Finn, Jennifer, Much ado about Marduk : questioning discourses of royalty in first millennium Mesopotamian literature] (2020) (Artemov, Nikita, 1979 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in ancient near Eastern records
volume 16 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Marduk
/ Mesopotamia
/ King
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| Further subjects: | B
Assyria
History Sources
B Marduk (Babylonian deity) B Assyria Sources History Iraq Middle East Assyria History Sources B Assyro-Babylonian literature B Iraq History To 634 Kings and rulers B Electronic books B Iraq History Kings and rulers To 634 B Thesis |
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| Summary: | The king in ancient Mesopotamia is often viewed as a figure above reproach. This volume problematizes this assumption through a critical investigation of several Akkadian texts that challenge royal policy. In most cases, the questions raised by these texts pertain to the king's relationship to the Babylonian god Marduk, an issue that becomes increasingly relevant during the Neo-Assyrian period |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version recor |
| ISBN: | 1501504967 |