Depictions of standards form a fundamental part of the visual repertoire of ancient Mesopotamia. These depictions can offer great insight into the thought world of the peoples with which they are associated, because different standards were associated with different deities, and could be found in multiple contexts. In this book, Renate Marian van Dijk-Coombes examines the standards which are represented in the visual culture of the third and fourth millennia BCE, covering the Uruk, Early Dynastic, Akkadian and Neo-Sumerian periods. She analyses each of the different standards, how they looked, what they symbolised and the context(s) in which they were found. In addition, developments and changes in the representation of these standards are traced across the periods under discussion.
| ISBN: | 9783161614651 |
| Publication date: | 15th May 2023 |
| Author: | Renate M van DijkCoombes |
| Publisher: | Mohr Siebeck |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 460 pages |
| Series: | Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike |
| Genres: |
Roman religion and mythology History of religion Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology Ancient Greek religion and mythology Ancient history Archaeology by period / region Religion: general |
Depictions of standards form a fundamental part of the visual repertoire of ancient Mesopotamia. These depictions can offer great insight into the thought world of the peoples with which they are associated, because different standards were associated with different deities, and could be found in multiple contexts. In this book, Renate Marian van Dijk-Coombes examines the standards which are represented in the visual culture of the third and fourth millennia BCE, covering the Uruk, Early Dynastic, Akkadian and Neo-Sumerian periods. She analyses each of the different standards, how they looked, what they symbolised and the context(s) in which they were found. In addition, developments and changes in the representation of these standards are traced across the periods under discussion.
The Standards of Mesopotamia in the Third and Fourth Millennia BCE features in the following genres: Roman religion and mythology, History of religion, Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Ancient history, Archaeology by period / region, Religion: general
The Standards of Mesopotamia in the Third and Fourth Millennia BCE is available in Hardback
The Standards of Mesopotamia in the Third and Fourth Millennia BCE was written by Renate M van DijkCoombes and published by Mohr Siebeck
The Standards of Mesopotamia in the Third and Fourth Millennia BCE has 460 pages
Yes it is part of Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike series
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