Mehmet-Ali Atac

The Mythology of Kingship in Neo-Assyrian Art

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Produktbeschreibung

Mehmet-Ali Atac argues that the meaning of Neo-Assyrian palace reliefs goes deeper than politics, imperial propaganda, and straightforward historical record.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 302
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 769g
• ISBN-13: 9780521517904
• ISBN-10: 0521517907
• Artikelnr.: 28110234

Autorenporträt

Mehmet-Ali Ataç is Assistant Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College. A scholar of the art of the ancient Near East, he has contributed to The Art Bulletin and The Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Human and Animal Ontology in Assyrian Art: Introduction
1. Ashurnasirpal II
2. Tiglath-Pileser III
3. Sargon II
4. Sennacherib
5. Ashurbanipal
Conclusion to Part I
Part II. Kingship and Priesthood in the Art of Ashurnasirpal II: Introduction
6. The king, non-king
7. 'La sale dite 'g''
8. The mixta persona
9. The king and the 'sacred tree'
10. The encounter
Conclusion to Part II
Part III. The Semantics of Sages and Mischwesen in Assyrian Art and Thought: Introduction
11. Before the flood
12. Fertilization and purification
13. King the man, the king-man
14. 'Tiamat's brood'
15. The ancient Mesopotamian flood traditions
16. Lord of the netherworld
Conclusion to Part III
Epilogue.