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...
| Publicado en: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records |
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Publicado: |
Boston Berlin
De Gruyter
[2017]
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| En: |
Studies in ancient Near Eastern records (volume 16)
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| Críticas: | [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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| Colección / Revista: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records
volume 16 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Marduk
/ Mesopotamien
/ Rey
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| Otras palabras clave: | 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 Publicación universitaria |
| Parallel Edition: | Electrónico
Electrónico Electrónico Electrónico |
| Sumario: | 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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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-234) and index |
| ISBN: | 1501513850 |