How to (Not) be king: Negotiating the limits of power within the assyrian hierarchy

Funding

This research was made possible by the Academy of Finland funded Center of Excellence: Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions at the University of Helsinki, led by Martti Nissinen. I am grateful to Jamie Novotny, Seth Richardson, and the anonymous reviewers for their suggestions, comments, and corrections. Bibliographic abbreviations follow the Assyrian Dictionary of the University of Chicago (CAD) (Chicago: 1954–2010). * This research was made possible by the Academy of Finland funded Center of Excellence: Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions at the University of Helsinki, led by Martti Nissinen. I am grateful to Jamie Novotny, Seth Richardson, and the anonymous reviewers for their suggestions, comments, and corrections. Bibliographic abbreviations follow the Assyrian Dictionary of the University of Chicago (CAD) (Chicago: 1954–2010).