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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Main Author: Zaia, Shana (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2019
In: 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
RelBib Classification:TB Antiquity
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