3. The Origins of Assyrian Cultural Tradition

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents ix
4. Abbreviations xv
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. The Dynamics of Cultural Regions and Traditions in Mesopotamia and the Rise of Assyrian Cultural Discourse 42
7. 3. The Origins of Assyrian Cultural Tradition 93
8. 4. Empire as Cosmos, Cosmos as Empire 145
9. 5. Narratives of Power and the Assyrian Notion of Kingship 198
10. 6. Administrator, Hunter, Warrior: The Mythical Foundations of the King’s Role as Ninurta 219
11. 7. The King’s Share in Divine Knowledge 271
12. 8. Between the Fictive and the Imaginary 290
13. 9. The Individual Ruler as a Model for Kingship: Rethinking Ancient Historiography 322
14. 10. The Reinvention of Tradition: The Assyrian State Rituals 379
15. 11. The Voice of the Scholar 448
16. Appendix 468
17. Bibliography 477