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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Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Boston Berlin
De Gruyter
[2017]
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Στο/Στη: |
Studies in ancient Near Eastern records (volume 16)
Έτος: 2017 |
Κριτικές: | [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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Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records
volume 16 |
Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Marduk
/ Mesopotamien
/ Βασιλιάς (μοτίβο)
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Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Assyria
History Sources
B Marduk (Babylonian deity) B Assyria Sources History B Διατριβή B Assyro-Babylonian literature B Iraq History To 634 Kings and rulers B Iraq History Kings and rulers To 634 |
Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή
Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλεκτρονική πηγή |
Σύνοψη: | 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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Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-234) and index |
ISBN: | 1501513850 |