RT Book T1 Much ado about Marduk: questioning discourses of royalty in first millennium Mesopotamian literature T2 Studies in ancient near Eastern records JF Studies in ancient near Eastern records A1 Finn, Jennifer LA English PP Boston PB Walter De Gruyter Inc YR 2017 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1040000703 AB 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 NO Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version recor CN DS73.7 SN 9781501504969 SN 1501504967 SN 9781501504976 SN 1501504975 K1 Assyro-Babylonian literature K1 Marduk (Babylonian deity) K1 Iraq : History : Kings and rulers : To 634 K1 Assyria : Sources : History : Iraq : Middle East : Assyria : History : Sources K1 Iraq : History : To 634 : Kings and rulers K1 Assyria : History : Sources K1 Electronic books K1 Hochschulschrift