02929nam 2200565Ia 450 991077748770332120230721031309.01-383-03551-21-281-14957-897866111495740-19-152712-2(CKB)1000000000415051(EBL)415280(OCoLC)476241430(SSID)ssj0000149662(PQKBManifestationID)11150504(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000149662(PQKBWorkID)10238588(PQKB)11762082(Au-PeEL)EBL415280(CaPaEBR)ebr10199714(CaONFJC)MIL114957(MiAaPQ)EBC415280(EXLCZ)99100000000041505120070724d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEsther's revenge at Susa[electronic resource] from Sennacherib to Ahasuerus /Stephanie DalleyOxford Oxford University Pressc20071 online resource (279 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-921663-0 Contents; List of Illustrations; Family Tree of Assyrian Kings; Introduction; PART I. THE BACKGROUND IN ASSYRIAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE; 1. Kings Sargon and Sennacherib, Father and Son; 2. Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal, Son and Grandson of Sennacherib; 3. Troubles in Babylon and Retribution in Susa; 4. Dissemination in Palestine and Egypt; 5. Some Literature and Its Genres; 6. Ishtar-of-Nineveh and her Feasts; PART II. TRANSITION TO A JEWISH STORY; 7. Assyrian Words, Phrases, and Customs in the Hebrew Book of Esther8. Links between Seventh-Century Assyria, the Hebrew Story of Esther, and the Kingdom of Adiabene9. From History into Myth: Evolution of a Story; Bibliography; Glossary; Indexes; General Index; Index of Akkadian, Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic wordsThe names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther are those of Mesopotamian deities. Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real events in seventh-century Assyria which were `explained' soon after they occurred in a mythologizing cuneiform text and linked to religious festivals comparable to the Jewish rites of Purim. - ;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 belongsJewsHistoryTo 70 A.DAssyriaHistoryJewsHistory222.9067Dalley Stephanie637189MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777487703321Esther's revenge at Susa1357613UNINA