Kingship in the Early Mesopotamian Onomasticon, 2800-2200 BCE

摘要

The personal names preserved from cuneiform texts constitute a wealth of unique importance for the study of ancient Mesopotamia. They offer a perspective on society and beliefs different from that available from other sources. It is furthermore a wealth that continues to grow year by year! In this thorough study of a specific subset of names from the third millennium BC Jakob Andersson gives us an up to date and thorough analysis of the corpus of names which include the element "king" - lugal in Sumerian, sarrum in Akkadian - in their composition. As Andersson demonstrates, this proves a rich field.