Esther's Revenge at Susa: From Sennacherib to Ahasuerus

by Stephanie Dalley

Why are the names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther those of Mesopotamian deities? Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real happenings in seventh-century Assyria, where the widespread belief that revenge belongs to the gods explains why Assyrian kings
described punitive campaigns as divine acts, leading to the mythologizing of certain historical events. Ashurbanipal's sack of Susa, led by the deities Ishtar...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199216630
• ISBN13: 9780199216635
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.6"