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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Veröffentlicht in:Studies in ancient Near Eastern records
1. VerfasserIn: Finn, Jennifer (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Boston Berlin De Gruyter [2017]
In: Studies in ancient Near Eastern records (volume 16)
Jahr: 2017
Rezensionen:[Rezension von: Finn, Jennifer, Much ado about Marduk : questioning discourses of royalty in first millennium Mesopotamian literature] (2020) (Artemov, Nikita, 1979 -)
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Studies in ancient Near Eastern records volume 16
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Marduk / Mesopotamia / King
weitere Schlagwörter:B Assyria History Sources
B Marduk (Babylonian deity)
B Assyria Sources History
B Assyro-Babylonian literature
B Iraq History To 634 Kings and rulers
B Iraq History Kings and rulers To 634
B Thesis
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-234) and index
ISBN:1501513850