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Cities, States, and Living in Ancient Mesopotamia
Tides of History
The King's Corps Role in Mesopotamia
Royal power was inherently masculine. The king occupied a central ideological role in mesopotamian society. He wasn't considered a god himself, not like the pharaohs in egypt. But he stood between the people and the gods, and this made him godlike or maybe god adjacent. In written sources, he's constantly depicted with signs of abundance,. This is what gave the king his right to rule.
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