Tuṭṭanabšum
Princess, Priestess, Goddess
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21242626 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas Larry Kraus (Freie Universität Berlin Institut für Altorientalistik , Berlin , Germany) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 85-99 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2328-9554 • E-ISSN: 2328-9562 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/janeh-2020-0008 |
| OpenAlex | W3094370604 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Tuṭṭanabšum, daughter of Naram-Suen, was one of the most powerful women of the Akkadian dynasty. The princess was installed as the high priestess of Enlil at Nippur; she held one of the highest cultic positions for the head of the Sumerian pantheon, in a city whose temple served as the religious capital of Sumer. Now, an administrative tablet from the Iraq Museum shows that Tuṭṭanabšum, like her father, was also elevated to the realm of the divine. Never before has there been evidence that a member of the Akkadian royal family other than the king was given divine status. The tablet demonstrates that the divinity adopted by Naram-Suen after his victory in the Great Rebellion applied not only to the king, but to other members of the royal family. Tuṭṭanabšum, therefore, was not only a member of the royal house and one of the highest cultic officials in the empire, but was also elevated to the divine realm
Akkadian · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Divinity · Political science · Politics · Realm · Sumerian · Victory · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |