Life at Court: Ideology and Audience in the Late Assyrian Palace

Ludovico Portuese

doi:10.5771/9783963271359

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Edition: 1/2020
Copyright Year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-3-96327-134-2
ISBN-Online: 978-3-96327-135-9
Publisher: Zaphon, Münster
Series: marru / Studien zur Vorderasiatischen Archäologie / Studies in Near and Middle Eastern Archaeology
Volume: 11
Language: English
Pages: 346
Product Type: Monograph

1. Acknowledgments No access
2. Table of Contents No access
3. List of Tables No access
4. List of Figures No access
5. Conventions No access
6. Abbreviations No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
1. 1.1 The Late Assyrian Empire No access
2. 1. 1.2.1 Archaeological Sources: the Royal Palace and the City No access
  2. 1.2.2 Art Historical Sources: Reliefs No access
  3. 1.2.3 Textual Evidence No access
3. 1.3 Kingship and Ideology No access
4. 1.4 Court and Audience No access
1. 2.1 Introduction No access
2. 1. 2.2.1 Architecture and Connectivity No access
3. 1. 2.3.1 Rituals and Incantations No access
  2. 2.3.2 Doorways and Circulation No access
4. 2.4 Summary and Further Reflections No access
1. 3.1 Introduction No access
2. 1. 3.2.1 Compulsory Events: Tribute and Audience Gift No access
  2. 3.2.2 Procession Scenes No access
3. 3.3 Crime, Arrest, and Public Exhibitions No access
4. 3.4 Private Events No access
5. 3.5 Religious Events No access
6. 3.6 Personal Meetings No access
7. 3.7 Summary and Further Reflections No access
1. 4.1 Introduction No access
2. 4.2 When Visiting the King No access
3. 4.3 Preparations Before Going to the Palace No access
4. 4.4 In the Palace itself: People Responsible for the Ushering in No access
5. 1. 4.5.1 Insiders No access
  2. 4.5.2 Outsiders No access
6. 4.6 The Interpreter No access
7. 4.7 Summary and Further Reflections No access
1. 5.1 Introduction No access
2. 5.2 Appearing Before the Assyrian King No access
3. 5.3 The King’s Appearance No access
4. 5.4 The King’s Insignia No access
5. 5.5 The King’s Gestures and Etiquette No access
6. 5.7 Summary and Further Reflections No access
7. 5.6 Protection and Assistance for the King No access
1. 6.1 Introduction No access
2. 6.2 Hospitality No access
3. 6.3 Court Entertainments No access
4. 6.4 Summary and Further Reflections No access
1. 7.1 Introduction No access
2. 1. 7.2.1 Procession Scenes No access
  2. 7.2.2 Mythical-Symbolic Scenes No access
  3. 7.2.3 Warfare Scenes No access
  4. 7.2.4 Hunting Scenes No access
3. 1. 7.3.1 Procession Scenes No access
  2. 7.3.2 Warfare Scenes No access
  3. 7.3.3 Hunting Scenes No access
  4. 7.3.4 Banquet Scenes No access
4. 1. 7.4.1 Amplification No access
  2. 7.4.2 Emotional Salience No access
  3. 7.4.3 Simplification No access
  4. 7.4.4 Symmetry No access
  5. 7.4.5 Distribution and Contrast of Elements No access
  6. 7.4.6 Central Positioning of Elements No access
  7. 7.4.7 Composition Regarding the Flow of Elements No access
  8. 7.4.8 Significant Objects No access
5. 1. 7.5.1 Northwest Palace: Throne Room Courtyard No access
  2. 7.5.2 Throne Room (B) No access
  3. 7.5.3 West Suite No access
  4. 7.5.4 East Suite No access
  5. 7.5.5 South Suite No access
  6. 7.5.6 Dur-Sharrukin Palace: Throne Room Courtyard VIII and Courtyard III No access
  7. 7.5.7 Suite 5 No access
  8. 7.5.8 Suite 5a No access
6. 7.6 Medium (Physical Channel) No access
7. 1. 7.7.1 Northwest Palace No access
  2. 7.7.2 Dur-Sharrukin Palace No access
8. 7.8 Summary and Further Reflections No access
1. 8.1 Introduction No access
2. 8.2 Message No access
3. 1. 8.3.1 Language No access
  2. 8.3.2 Writing Plan (Genres and Forms) No access
  3. 8.3.3 Content and Structure No access
  4. 8.3.4 Writing Relationship No access
4. 1. 8.4.1 Northwest Palace: Wall Slabs No access
  2. 8.4.2 Northwest Palace: Throne Base No access
  3. 8.4.3 Northwest Palace: Colossi and Thresholds No access
  4. 8.4.4 Dur-Sharrukin Palace: Wall Slabs No access
  5. 8.4.5 Dur-Sharrukin Palace: Epigraphs No access
  6. 8.4.6 Dur-Sharrukin Palace: Colossi No access
  7. 8.4.7 Dur-Sharrukin Palace: Thresholds No access
5. 8.5 Medium (Physical Channel) No access
6. 1. 8.6.1 Northwest Palace No access
  2. 8.6.2 Dur-Sharrukin Palace No access
7. 8.7 Summary and Further Reflections No access
1. 9.1 Introduction No access
2. 9.2 Palatial Spaces No access
3. 9.3 Situational Audience No access
4. 9.4 Target Audience No access
5. 9.5 Temporal Audience No access
6. 9.6 Propaganda No access
7. 9.7 Summary and Further Reflections No access
Conclusions No access Pages 269 - 272
Bibliography No access Pages 273 - 306
1. Subjects No access
2. Ancient Sources No access
3. Expressions for Etiquette No access
4. Modern Authors No access