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BL
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Record Number
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852200
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Main Entry
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Finn, Jennifer
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Title & Author
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Much ado about Marduk : : questioning discourses of royalty in First Millennium Mesopotamian literature /\ Jennifer Finn.
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Publication Statement
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Boston :: Walter de Gruyter Inc.,, [2017]
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Series Statement
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Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ;; volume 16
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (x, 241 pages)
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ISBN
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1501504967
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: 1501504975
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: 1501504983
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: 9781501504969
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: 9781501504976
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: 9781501504983
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1501513850
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9781501513855
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Abstract
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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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Subject
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Assyro-Babylonian literature.
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Marduk (Babylonian deity)
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Subject
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Assyro-Babylonian literature.
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Subject
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HISTORY-- Civilization.
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Subject
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Kings and rulers.
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Marduk (Babylonian deity)
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Subject
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Assyria, History, Sources.
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Subject
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Iraq, History, To 634, Kings and rulers.
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Iraq.
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Subject
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Middle East, Assyria.
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Dewey Classification
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935/.03
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LC Classification
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DS73.7.F56 2017
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