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In the Garden of the Gods - Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides - Bog

- Models of Kingship from the Sumerians to the Seleucids

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Examining the evolution of kingship in the Ancient Near East from the time of the Sumerians to the rise of the Seleucids, this book argues that the Sumerian emphasis on the divine favour that the fertility goddess and the Sun god bestowed upon the king should be understood metaphorically from the start and that these metaphors survived in later historical periods, through popular literature including the Epic of Gilgamesh. The author's research shows that from the earliest times Near Eastern kings and their scribes adapted these metaphors to promote royal legitimacy in accordance with legendary exempla that highlighted the role of the king as the establisher of order and civilization.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781472428684
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 274
  • Udgivet:
  • 21. juli 2016
  • Størrelse:
  • 156x234x23 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 657 g.
  • 2-4 uger.
  • 24. december 2024
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Examining the evolution of kingship in the Ancient Near East from the time of the Sumerians to the rise of the Seleucids, this book argues that the Sumerian emphasis on the divine favour that the fertility goddess and the Sun god bestowed upon the king should be understood metaphorically from the start and that these metaphors survived in later historical periods, through popular literature including the Epic of Gilgamesh. The author's research shows that from the earliest times Near Eastern kings and their scribes adapted these metaphors to promote royal legitimacy in accordance with legendary exempla that highlighted the role of the king as the establisher of order and civilization.

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