The Babylonian entitlement narus (kudurrus) : a study in their form and function / / by Kathryn E. Slanski
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| Autore: |
Slanski Kathryn E
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| Titolo: |
The Babylonian entitlement narus (kudurrus) : a study in their form and function / / by Kathryn E. Slanski
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| Pubblicazione: | Boston, : American Schools of Oriental Research, 2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 935/.02 |
| Soggetto topico: | Stele (Archaeology) - Iraq - Babylonia |
| Boundary stones - Iraq - Babylonia | |
| Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian | |
| Relief (Sculpture), Assyro-Babylonian | |
| Classificazione: | NG 4000 |
| NG 4060 | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Rough chronology for Mesopotamian historical periods -- The cuneiform languages of Mesopotamia -- Area measures in field descriptions -- Introduction -- Designation and setting -- The inscriptions : subject and structure -- Form and function -- Formal definition for the Babylonian entitlement narûs -- Debatable members of the corpus -- The place of the Babylonian entitlement narûs in Mesopotamian culture -- Conclusion -- Appendices. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this investigation into the form, function and historical significance of the Babylonian entitlement narus (steles), the author sheds new light on one of antiquity's most mysterious and elusive classes of artifact. More commonly referred to as kudurrus, these objects first came to the attention of western scholars in 1801 when the explorer Anton Michaux sold a polished black stone that he had discovered near Baghdad to the Bibliotheque National in Paris. In addition to her in-depth study of the setting of these objects and the inscriptions and relief sculptures carved on them, Slanski places the kudurrus squarely within the monumental tradition in Mesopotamia. This volume promises to be a significant contribution for Assyriologists and anyone interested in the history and artistic traditions of ancient Mesopotamia. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Babylonian entitlement narus (kudurrus) |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910971097303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
ASOR books ; ; v. 9.