Assyrian Royal Rituals and Cultic Texts by Simo Parpola

Assyrian Royal Rituals and Cultic Texts

State Archives of Assyria

Simo Parpola

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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 prom...

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