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RABSHAKEH

(Heb. rab-šāqēh)

Title of an Assyrian official, well attested in Akkadian literature (rab shāq3, lit., “chief cupbearer”). Though the office of cupbearer is attested in its literal sense in Akkadian, the title denotes a high ranking governmental official. In eponym lists, this title usually follows the king, the turtānu (the highest ranking military official), and the nagir ekalli. One text may suggest a military function for the rab shāqē, while a number of other texts speak of the administrative districts and private holding of these officials. His precise function remains unknown, though his access to power is indubitable (2 Kgs. 18:17–19:8 = Isa. 36:2–37:8).

Mark Anthony Phelps






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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