An ox of one's own: royal wives and religion at the court of the third dynasty of Ur
Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Historical Introduction: Shulgi, King of Ur and His Wives; Chapter 1. Historical Introduction: The Reigns of Ur-Namma and Shulgi of Ur; Chapter 2. Centers of Power, the Palaces and the Court; Chapter 3. Queens and Concubines; Chapter 4. Was There...
| Published in: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin Boston
De Gruyter
[2017]
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Studies in ancient Near Eastern records (volume 18)
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| Series/Journal: | Studies in ancient Near Eastern records
volume 18 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shulgi Ur, King
/ Ur-Nammu, Ur, König
/ Ur
/ Royal court
/ Woman
/ Concubine
/ Religion
/ Cult
B Ur / Royal court / Woman / Religion / Ur-Nammu, Ur, König / Shulgi Ur, King |
| Further subjects: | B
Ur (Extinct city)
Civilization
B Harems (Iraq) (Ur (Extinct city)) B Sumerian language Texts B Ur (Extinct city) Religious life and customs B Wives (Iraq) (Ur (Extinct city)) |
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Table of Contents |
| Summary: | Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Historical Introduction: Shulgi, King of Ur and His Wives; Chapter 1. Historical Introduction: The Reigns of Ur-Namma and Shulgi of Ur; Chapter 2. Centers of Power, the Palaces and the Court; Chapter 3. Queens and Concubines; Chapter 4. Was There a Harem in Early Mesopotamia?; Chapter 5. Lives of the Wives: Nin-kalla and Shulgi-simti; Chapter 6. The Lives of Shulgi's Wives: Ea-niša, Geme-Ninlilla and More; Chapter 7. The Death of Shulgi and his Wives; Part II: The Shulgi-simti Archive and the Shulgi-simti Foundation Chapter 8. The Shulgi-simti Archive Chapter 9. An Ox of One's Own: Provisioners and Influence; Chapter 10. Sacrifice: An Overview of the Cultic Events to which the Shulgi-simti Foundation Contributed; Chapter 11. Belet-šuhnir and Belet-terraban and Religious Activities of the Queen and the Concubine(s); Part III: A Wider Lens; Chapter 12. A Wider Context: Temple Households and Changes in the Roles Played by Royal Wives in Early Mesopotamia; Chapter 13. Conclusions; Bibliography, An Ox of One's Own; Tablets from the Yale Babylonian Collection; Index |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1501514474 |