Esther's revenge at Susa [[electronic resource] ] : from Sennacherib to Ahasuerus / / Stephanie Dalley
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Dalley Stephanie
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Esther's revenge at Susa [[electronic resource] ] : from Sennacherib to Ahasuerus / / Stephanie Dalley
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 222.9067 |
| Soggetto topico: | Jews - History - To 70 A.D |
| Soggetto geografico: | Assyria History |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Esther |
| 8. 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 words | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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 belongs |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Esther's revenge at Susa |
| ISBN: | 1-281-14957-8 |
| 9786611149574 | |
| 0-19-152712-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451176403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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