Tales of Royalty
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Edited by:
Elisabeth Wagner-Durand
About this book
The volume sheds light on Ancient Near Eastern kingship by focusing on its constant urge for legitimation. Thus, it highlights specific aspects like royal building activities, warfare and wisdom and frames these into material and textual expressions that take the powerful form of narratives.
The contributions made in this volume look for specific topoi of kingship and examine which shapes they took and why. The publication determines which narrative topoi have once been selected to legitimize kingship, which media have been chosen to transmit these narratives, and what kind of narrative strategies have been applied. To consider both, texts and images, in the same margin, the book is based on a dual approach: referring to certain narrative themes both philological and archaeological material will be presented.
By joining diverse perspectives of scholars of material culture and texts and their various approaches the publication promises new and special insight into the connection of narration and legitimation in Mesopotamia. It reflects Ancient Near Eastern kingship and its narrative strategies from a interdisciplinary and transmedial point of view and gives new insights into the matter of royal legitimation.
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Part I: Introduction
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Part II: The Righteous Guided King: Tales of the Wise, the Pious, and the Lawful One
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Nicole Brisch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Frauke Weiershäuser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part III: Tell Me How to Live – Narrating Royal Building Activities in the Ancient Near East
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Claus Ambos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Marlies Heinz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part IV: Warrior Tales: The Royal Hero in the Ancient Near East
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Carlos Langa-Morales Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Dominik Bonatz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part V: Case Studies
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Natalie N. May Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part VI: Categories and Concepts: Legitimacy and Narration Put to Test
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Part VII: Conclusion
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