An ox of one's own [online] : royal wives and religion at the court of the third dynasty of Ur / T. M. Sharlach

Frontmatter Table of contents Preface Acknowledgements

Part I: Historical Introduction: Shulgi, King of Ur and His Wives Chapter 1 : Historical Introduction: The Reigns of Ur-Namma and Shulgi of Ur Chapter 2 : Centers of Power, the Palaces and the Court Chapter 3 : Queens and Concubines Chapter 4 : Was There a Harem in Early Mesopotamia? Chapter 5 : Lives of the Wives: Nin-kalla and Shulgi-simti Chapter 6 : The Lives of Shulgi’s Wives: Ea-niša, Geme-Ninlilla and More Chapter 7 : The Death of Shulgi and his Wives

Part II: The Shulgi-simti Archive and the Shulgi-simti Foundation Chapter 8 : The Shulgi-simti Archive Chapter 9 : An Ox of One’s Own: Provisioners and Influence Chapter 10 : Sacrifice: An overview of the cultic events to which the Shulgi-simti foundation contributed Chapter 11 : Belet-šuhnir and Belet-terraban and religious activities of the queen and the concubine(s)

Part III: A Wider Lens Chapter 12 : A wider context: Temple households and changes in the roles played by royal wives in early Mesopotamia Chapter 13 : Conclusions Bibliography, an ox of one’s own Tablets from the Yale Babylonian collection Index

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