Rabshakeh

Rabshakeh (Akkadian: 𒃲𒁉𒈜𒈨𒌍 rab šāqê [GAL.BI.LUL.MEŠ]; Hebrew: רַבְשָׁקֵה, Modern: Ravšaqē, Tiberian: Raḇšāqē; Ancient Greek: Ραψακης Rapsakēs; Latin: Rabsaces; Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܪܲܒ݂ܫܵܩܹ̈ܐ; alternative spellings include Rab-shakeh, Rabsaces, or Rab shaqe) is a title meaning "chief of the princes/cup-bearers" in the Semitic Akkadian and Aramaic languages. The title was given to the chief cup-bearer or the vizier of the Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian royal courts in ancient Mesopotamia,^[1] and revived by the Assyrians as a military rank during World War I.^[2]

^ Oppenheim, A. Leo (1964). Reiner, Erica (ed.). Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization. The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226631875.
^ Deighton, Len (1993). Blood, Tears and Folly: An Objective Look at World War II. Jonathan Cape. p. 672. ISBN 006017000X. OCLC 29292722.

[1] Oppenheim, A. Leo (1964). Reiner, Erica (ed.). Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization. The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226631875.

[2] Deighton, Len (1993). Blood, Tears and Folly: An Objective Look at World War II. Jonathan Cape. p. 672. ISBN 006017000X. OCLC 29292722.

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