rabshakeh

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Rabshakeh (Akkadian: 𒃲𒁉𒈜𒈨𒌍 rab šāqê [GAL.BI.LUL.MEŠ]; {{hebrew name|רַבְשָׁקֵה|Ravšaqē|Raḇšāqē}}; {{langx|grc|Ραψακης}} Rapsakēs; {{langx|la|Rabsaces}}; {{langx|aii|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,{{cite book |first=A. Leo |last=Oppenheim |author-link=A. Leo Oppenheim |year=1964 |title=Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization |url=https://archive.org/details/ancientmesopotam00aleo |editor-last=Reiner |editor-first=Erica |editor-link=Erica Reiner |publisher=The University of Chicago Press |isbn=9780226631875 |url-access=registration }} and revived by the Assyrians as a military rank during World War I.{{cite book |first=Len |last=Deighton |author-link=Len Deighton |title=Blood, Tears and Folly: An Objective Look at World War II |publisher=Jonathan Cape |isbn=006017000X |oclc=29292722 |pages=672 |year=1993}}