Relations of Power in Early Neo-Assyrian State Ideology

1. Verfasser: Karlsson, Mattias, 1973- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Boston; Berlin : deGruyter, 2016.
Umfang/Format: xiv, 507 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Studies in ancient Near Eastern records; v. 10
Schlagworte:
Parallelausgabe: Karlsson, Mattias, 1973-, Relations of power in early Neo-Assyrian state ideology (Online version:) | ISSN: 9781614516910
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • The primary sources of the study
  • The relationship between the great gods and the foreign lands
  • The relationship between the great gods and the king of Assyria
  • The relationship between the king of Assyria and the foreign lands
  • Ideological development within the reigns
  • Local propaganda and regional politics
  • Ideological comparison between the reigns
  • The development of Assyrian state ideology
  • Conclusion of the study
  • Appendices and indices: List of the inscriptions; List of the iconography; Spatial distribution of the major primary sources; Deity hierarchy in the texts; Divine titles and epithets in the texts of Ashurnasirpal II; Divine titles and epithets in the texts of Shalmaneser III; Divine titles and epithets in the texts of the other kings; Royal titles and epithets of Ashurnasirpal II; Royal titles and epithets of Shalmaneser III; Royal titles and epithets of the other kings; List of the most common royal titles and epithets I; List of the most common royal titles and epithets II; Visual representations of Ashurnasirpal II; Visual representations of Shalmaneser III and the other kings; List of the most common royal visual representations; Early Neo-Assyrian state ideology in history.