Much Ado about Marduk

Questioning Discourses of Royalty in First Millennium Mesopotamian Literature

Jennifer Finn (Autor)

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241 Seiten | Ausstattung: Hardcover & eBook

2017
De Gruyter
978-1-5015-0497-6 (ISBN)

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The king in ancient Mesopotamia is often viewed as a figure above reproach. 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.

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.

Jennifer Finn, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.

Reihe/Serie	Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) ; 16
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
Schlagworte	Akkadian literature • akkadische Literatur • Ashurbanipal • Assurbanipal • Marduk • Sanherib • Sennacherib
ISBN-10	1-5015-0497-5 / 1501504975
ISBN-13	978-1-5015-0497-6 / 9781501504976
Zustand	Neuware