Death Rituals, Ideology, and the Development of Early Mesopotamian Kingship: Toward a New Understanding of Iraq's Royal Cemetery of Ur 1

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Death Rituals, Ideology, and the Development of Early Mesopotamian Kingship: Toward a New Understanding of Iraq's Royal Cemetery of Ur

Name: Death Rituals, Ideology, and the Development of Early Mesopotamian Kingship: Toward a New Understanding of Iraq's Royal Cemetery of Ur
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Author: Andrew C Cohen
ISBN: 9789004146358

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268 sidor
2005

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 venerating dead elites contributed to this change.

Författare: Andrew C Cohen
Format: Inbunden
ISBN: 9789004146358
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 268
Utgivningsdatum: 2005-10-01
Förlag: Brill