The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East Proceedings of the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale and the 12th Melammu Symposium, University of Innsbruck, July 16‒20, 2018
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The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East Proceedings of the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale and the 12th Melammu Symposium, University of Innsbruck, July 16‒20, 2018
ISBN 978-3-7001-8574-1 Print Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-9294-7 Online Edition
Robert Rollinger
is Professor of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Innsbruck Irene Madreiter is Associate Professor at the department of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Innsbruck Martin Lang is Associate Professor at the department of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Innsbruck Cinzia Pappi is affiliated Researcher at the School of Advanced Studies “Re-thinking Oriental Despotism” at the Freie Universität Berlin
Daniel Beckman
S. 191 - 206 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract: During the late sixth and early fifth centuries BCE, the Achaemenid kings demanded earth and water from a number of subjects or potential subjects. There is general agreement among scholars that to give earth and water was to offer submission to the king. However, there is no agreement about the precise meaning of these specific symbols, nor on the source of the ritual. In this paper I will argue that the ritual stems from Neo-Assyrian practice, where it represented the violent conquest of a city. Under the Achaemenids, instead of military conquest, it was intended to portray the subjects as voluntary, and to avoid violence altogether. Published Online: 2023/04/12 08:16:47 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x003e2e49 Rights: . In July 2018 the 64th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI) and the 12th Melammu Symposium were held together in Innsbruck. The topic of the conference, “The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East”, represented one of the main scientific objectives of the Melammu Project and aimed to investigate the continuity, transformation, diffusion and legacy of Ancient Near Eastern cultures from the third millennium BCE until the rise of Islam and beyond. The conference, hosting more than 200 papers, was a unique opportunity to discuss various aspects of the main theme, as well as other topics related to organized workshops. The forty papers and two keynotes in this volume provide an excellent selection of the lively discussions that took place during the conference. … Im Juli 2018 fand in Innsbruck der 64. Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI) zusammen mit dem 12. Melammu Symposium zum Thema „The Intellectual Heritage of the Ancient Near East“, dem zentralen Anliegen des Melammu-Projekts, statt. Ziel war es, Kontinuität und Wandel sowie Ausdehnung und Nachleben altorientalischer Kulturen vom 3. Jahrtausend v. Chr. bis zum Aufstieg des Islam und darüber hinaus zu ergründen. Über 200 Vorträge und weitere themenspezifische Workshops boten den Besuchern der Konferenz die einzigartige Gelegenheit, über unterschiedliche Aspekte des Hauptthemas zu diskutieren. Die 40 Einzelbeiträge und zwei Keynotes des vorliegenden Bandes sind eine repräsentative Auswahl der lebhaften Diskussionen, die während der Konferenz stattfanden. |
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