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 eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Boston : De Gruyter, [2017] |
| Series: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ;
v. 16. |
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| Online Access: | Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete. |