History with Cy | After Kingship had Descended from the Heavens: The Role and Duties of a King in Ancient Mesopotamia @HistorywithCy | Uploaded 4 months ago | Updated 1 hour ago
Who was king? Who was not king? What was a king in ancient Mesopotamia? In this video, we'll take a quick look at kingship and the duties of a king in ancient Mesopotamia through the ages.
Contents:
00:00 "After Kingship had descended from the heavens..."
02:36 The Development of Kings in Ancient Sumer
04:31 Role and Duties of Kings in Ancient Mesopotamia
14:02 Thank You and Patrons
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Sources and Suggested Reading:
A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 - Paul-Alain Beaulieu
A History of the Ancient Near East: ca. 3000-323 BC, Third Edition - Marc Van De Mieroop
Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins - Ed. by Ariane Thomas and Timothy Potts
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization - Paul Kriwaczek
The Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation - Mark W. Chavalas
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East: Vol. I - Ed. by Jack M. Sasson
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Who was king? Who was not king? What was a king in ancient Mesopotamia? In this video, we'll take a quick look at kingship and the duties of a king in ancient Mesopotamia through the ages.
Contents:
00:00 "After Kingship had descended from the heavens..."
02:36 The Development of Kings in Ancient Sumer
04:31 Role and Duties of Kings in Ancient Mesopotamia
14:02 Thank You and Patrons
Related Videos:
Did the People of Ancient Mesopotamia Believe their Kings were Divine?
youtu.be/bovMkWsu0Ig
The Complete and Concise History of the Sumerians and Early Bronze Age Mesopotamia (7000-2000 BC)
youtu.be/szFjxmY7jQA
Babylon: The City at the Center of the World - The Concise History of Babylonia (2000-539 BC)
youtu.be/O2hbP7PwuYU
Ancient Sumer and the Sumerians (Ancient Mesopotamia in Minutes)
youtu.be/hPSUlUrIDng
Sources and Suggested Reading:
A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75 - Paul-Alain Beaulieu
A History of the Ancient Near East: ca. 3000-323 BC, Third Edition - Marc Van De Mieroop
Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins - Ed. by Ariane Thomas and Timothy Potts
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization - Paul Kriwaczek
The Ancient Near East: Historical Sources in Translation - Mark W. Chavalas
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East: Vol. I - Ed. by Jack M. Sasson
Follow History with Cy:
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Facebook ► facebook.com/historywithcy
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Website ► http://www.historywithcy.com
Merch ► my-store-11502415.creator-spring.com
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