Very Cordially Hated in Babylonia? Zēria and Rēmūt in the Verse Account
The composition known as the Verse Account is a polemical poem about Nabû-nā’id’s (Nabonidus’) evil reign composed after Cyrus’ conquest in 539 BC. In a well-known passage, the text mentions two local dignitaries by name: Zēria, the administrator ( šatammu ) of the Esagil temple of Marduk in Babylon...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Alemán |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2012
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Altorientalische Forschungen
Año: 2012, Volumen: 39, Número: 2, Páginas: 316-320 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Cyrus
B Zēria B Rēmūt B IṢURTUM B Nabû-nā’id (Nabonidus) |
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| Sumario: | The composition known as the Verse Account is a polemical poem about Nabû-nā’id’s (Nabonidus’) evil reign composed after Cyrus’ conquest in 539 BC. In a well-known passage, the text mentions two local dignitaries by name: Zēria, the administrator ( šatammu ) of the Esagil temple of Marduk in Babylon, and Rēmūt, the royal secretary ( zazakku ). The current interpretation of this passage holds that these two men are despised by the author(s) of the Verse Account for having supported Nabû-nā’id’s heretical policies. This article challenges this interpretation and argues that Zēria and Rēmūt are pictured positively, as collaborators of Cyrus, the conqueror and liberator of Babylon. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-6761 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Altorientalische Forschungen
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1524/aofo.2012.0021 |
