Assyrian Royal Rituals and Cultic Texts

by Simo Parpola

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9521013400
• ISBN13: 9789521013409
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.6"