VAT 17019
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Date: 600 B.C.E.
VAT 17019 is a Neo-Babylonian cuneiform tablet from the 6th century BCE that preserves a myth known as The Creation of the King. The text describes how the gods, led by Ea and Belet-ili, fashion an ideal king and bestow upon him the qualities needed to rule—beauty, wisdom, strength, and divine authority. Closely related in language and theme to the Coronation Hymn of Ashurbanipal, this tablet reflects Mesopotamian beliefs about divine kingship and the sacred origins of royal power.
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