Going native: Šamaš-Šuma-Ukīn, assyrian king of Babylon
Šamaš-šuma-ukīn is a unique case in the Neo-Assyrian Empire: he was a member of the Assyrian royal family who was installed as king of Babylonia but never of Assyria. Previous Assyrian rulers who had control over Babylonia were recognized as kings of both polities, but Šamaš-šuma-ukīn's father,...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2019
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Iraq
Year: 2019, Volume: 81, Pages: 247-268 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Shamash-shum-ukin Babylonia, King 668 BC-648 BC
/ Babylonia
/ Cultural identity
/ Assyria
/ Ashurbanipal Assyria, King 669 BC-627 BC
/ Inscription
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RelBib Classification: | TB Antiquity |
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