Death rituals, ideology, and the development of early Mesopotamian kingship : : toward a new understanding of Iraq's royal cemetery of Ur / / Andrew C. Cohen.
At the beginning of Mesopotamia's Early Dynastic period, the political landscape was dominated by temple administrators, but by the end of the period, rulers whose titles we translate as "king" assumed control. This book argues that the ritual process of mourning, burying, and venerat...
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Superior document: | Ancient Magic and Divination ; 7 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2005] ©2005 |
Year of Publication: | 2005 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Ancient Magic and Divination ;
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