Life at court: ideology and audience in the late Assyrian palace

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Conventions -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Sources and Their Reading -- 1.1 The Late Assyrian Empire -- 1.2 Sources and Their Reading -- 1.2.1 Archaeological Sources: the Royal Palace and the City -...

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Auteur principal: Portuese, Ludovico (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: Münster Zaphon Verlag 2020
Dans: marru (Band 11)
Année: 2020
Recensions:[Rezension von: Portuese, Ludovico, Life at court : ideology and audience in the late Assyrian palace] (2023) (Radner, Karen, 1972 -)
[Rezension von: Portuese, Ludovico, Life at court : ideology and audience in the late Assyrian palace] (2022) (Calini, Ilaria)
Collection/Revue:marru Band 11
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Assyrien / Cour
Sujets non-standardisés:B Electronic books
B Publication universitaire
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Conventions -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Sources and Their Reading -- 1.1 The Late Assyrian Empire -- 1.2 Sources and Their Reading -- 1.2.1 Archaeological Sources: the Royal Palace and the City -- 1.2.2 Art Historical Sources: Reliefs -- 1.2.3 Textual Evidence -- 1.3 Kingship and Ideology -- 1.4 Court and Audience -- Chapter 2: Protecting the Palace -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Architecture of Two Case Studies -- 2.2.1 Architecture and Connectivity -- 2.3 Doors and Protective Figures -- 2.3.1 Rituals and Incantations -- 2.3.2 Doorways and Circulation -- 2.4 Summary and Further Reflections -- Chapter 3: Reasons for Entering the Palace and Identity of Entrants -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Great Events -- 3 .2.1 Compulsory Events: Tribute and Audience Gift -- 3.2.2 Procession Scenes -- 3.3 Crime, Arrest, and Public Exhibitions -- 3.4 Private Events -- 3.5 Religious Events -- 3.6 Personal Meetings -- 3.7 Summary and Further Reflections -- Chapter 4: Royal Protocol -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 When Visiting the King -- 4.3 Preparations Before Going to the Palace -- 4.4 In the Palace itself: People Responsible for the Ushering in -- 4.5 Etiquette -- 4.5.1 Insiders -- 4.5.2 Outsiders -- 4.6 The Interpreter -- 4.7 Summary and Further Reflections -- Chapter 5: Before the King -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Appearing Before the Assyrian King -- 5.3 The King's Appearance -- 5.4 The King's Insignia -- 5.5 The King's Gestures and Etiquette -- 5.7 Summary and Further Reflections -- 5.6 Protection and Assistance for the King -- Chapter 6: During the Stay in the Palace -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Hospitality -- 6.3 Court Entertainments -- 6.4 Summary and Further Reflections -- Chapter 7: Palace Reliefs -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Message: Northwest Palace.
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Description matérielle:1 online resource (346 pages)
ISBN:3963271353