In the garden of the gods : models of kingship from the Sumerians to the Seleucids /
Examining the evolution of kingship in the ancient near East from the time of the Sumerians to the rise of the Seleucids in Babylon, this book argues that the Sumerian emphasis on the divine favor that the fertility goddess and the Sun god bestowed upon the king should be understood metaphorically f...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2017.
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Evans: Library Stacks
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DS62.2 .A625 2017 |
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Call Number | Status | Get It |
DS62.2 .A625 2017 | Available |