Tales of royalty: notions of kingship in visual and textual narration in the Ancient Near East
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Bound by Stories?! Narration as a Strategy of Royal Legitimation: An Introduction -- “Pious Shepherd” and “Guardian of Truth”: In Search of the Narrative Visualization of the Kings’ Piety and Righteousness -- The Literate King Reconsidered: Self...