šar kibrāt erbetti

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šar kibrāt erbetti is an ancient Mesopotamian royal title signifying universal kingship and dominion over the entire world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Akkadian phrase
ancient Mesopotamian royal title
associatedWith cosmic kingship
imperial ideology
component erbetti (four)
kibrātu (regions, quarters)
šarru (king)
culturalContext Mesopotamia
surface form: Ancient Mesopotamia
denotes dominion over the entire world
universal kingship
domain political ideology
royal propaganda
implies supremacy over other kings
language Akkadian
meaning king of the four quarters
king of the four regions of the world
refersTo four quarters of the world
relatedConcept universal empire
world dominion
script cuneiform
timePeriod 2nd and 1st millennia BCE
typeOf royal epithet
usedBy Mesopotamian kings
King of Assyria
surface form: Neo-Assyrian kings

Neo-Babylonian kings
usedIn Mesopotamian royal titulary
building inscriptions
foundation inscriptions
royal inscriptions

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