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 |
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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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