Oath For An Official During The Reign Of Zimri-Lim (M.6060) (4.52)(709 words)
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Miglio, Adam E., “Oath For An Official During The Reign Of Zimri-Lim (M.6060) (4.52)”, in: Context of Scripture Online, Editor in Chief: W. Hallo. Consulted online on 26 April 2019 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2211-436X_cos_aCOSB_4_52>
First published online: 2017
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Commentary
Subject: 2Sam 7; Isa 11:1
M.6060 is a fragmentary tablet that preserves portions of an oath that was sworn to Zimri-Lim. Zimri-Lim imposed similar oaths on many of the functionaries in his administration, especially those who had previously served under the former king of Mari, Yasmah-Addu (cf., for example, the introduction to FM 2.116 [4.60]). This oath, while incomplete, is notable because it encapsulated the duality of Zimri-Lim’s authority over both mobile populations in the steppe as well as over more sedentary, settled population…