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Assyrian Royal Rituals and Cultic Texts

Assyrian Royal Rituals and Cultic Texts

Parpola, Simo

Hardcover

Series: State Archives of Assyria, Book 20

Religion General Arabian PeninsulaGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 9521013419
ISBN13: 9789521013416
Publisher: Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project
Published: Mar 30 2017
Pages: 352
Weight: 2.10
Height: 1.01 Width: 7.11 Depth: 9.91
Language: English

The internal stability and cohesion of the Neo-Assyrian Empire to a very considerable degree rested on the public image of the King as an omnipotent earthly representative of God. Many elaborate rituals were designed and performed in order to promote this image and firmly implant it in the minds of the king's subjects, vassals and enemies. The corpus of royal rituals known to us includes a long series of ritual acts to be performed by the king in the temples of Assur, Istar and other gods; rituals performed during the New Year's festival and other seasonal festivals in front of audiences consisting of domestic and foreign dignitaries as well as common people; coronation, battle and victory rituals; rituals designed to secure the continuity of the royal line; a protocol for the royal dinner; directions for performing the daily liturgy in Assyrian temples, and so on.

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