Kultur – Kontakt – Kultur
Beiträge anlässlich der 66. Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale in Frankfurt/Main und Mainz, 25.–29. Juli 2022
Edited by Doris Prechel Edited by Alexander Pruß Edited by Thomas Richter Edited by Dirk Wicke With Michael Wurz
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ISBN: 9783963272882
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Originally scheduled for 2020 at the Universities of Frankfurt and
Mainz, the 66th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale—following a
hiatus caused by the pandemic—took place in Mainz in July 2022 under the
title “Kultur | Kontakt | Kultur.” The present volume assembles 34
articles derived from the papers presented at the conference. As is well
known, the Ancient Near East has at all times been an “open space”
where the paths of numerous groups have intersected throughout the ages.
Natural routes of communication channeled movement, while
geographically favorable zones characterized the regions where different
population groups encountered one another. Cultural contact is
multifaceted and can leave diverse traces in material culture, social
practices, societal structures, and—naturally—in language. Until now,
topics such as trade, migration, nomadism, and many others have
generally been discussed in the field of Ancient Near Eastern studies as
separate phenomena. Conversely, the underlying mechanisms of cultural
contact and “contact culture” have rarely been examined and their full
scope remains far from being fully explored—despite the clear fact that a
culture acquires its distinct contours only through contact with “the
Other” and with other cultures. The conference focused not only on
interregional encounters; intracultural contacts—such as those between
marginalized social groups and established communities—were also
addressed in the presentations, as reflected in the written and material
records.
Vorwort
Alhouli, Khuloud: A Pre-Islamic Cultural Trade Center in the South-East Arabian Peninsula
Anderson, Talah: Enter the crown prince: revisiting the seventh century BC encounter between Assyria and Egypt
Angevin, Raphael: La
« globalisation » cananéenne ou une communauté technique illusoire.
Analyse comparée des traditions laminaires « post-Uruk » de Mésopotamie
de nord (cultures de Ninive V et de la Plain Simple Ware, EJZ 1-2, c.
2950-2600 BC)
Baaklini, Adonice: The Influence of the Assyrian Culture in the Iron Age Northern Levant
Barber, Joseph: Walk about the city and see its walls: an allusion to the epic of Gilgameš in Psalm 48?
Barsacchi, Francesco & Torri, Giulia: “Great festivals” and “regular festivals” in the Hittite cult calendar
Bigot, Cecile: Us against the Others? How the figure of the enemy was built up in the Middle-Assyrian royal inscriptions
Blaasweiler, Joost: The
king of Kussara made “the Sons of the city Nesa mothers and fathers”.
An example of how clans merged in Central Anatolia during the MBA
period.
Brandes, Tim: Wagen, Waffen und Varia – Lexikalische Beobachtungen zu den Texten aus Areal I (Haft Tappeh)
Cianfanelli, Elisabetta: Craftsmen in the Ebla texts: professional contacts during the 24th century BC
Colombo, Noemi: Lubiĝu Lubiĝu Lubiĝu, Balbale da Nippur dedicato ad Inanna: ipotesi ricostruttiva di una cerimonia nuziale
Dayton, John: Ashurbanipal’s library of Alexandria
De Pietri, Marco: From
iconography to icon: the image of the Hittite Great King and Hittite
soldiers in the Egyptian reliefs and texts of the New Kingdom
Dietz, Albert & Kurmangaliev, Anna: Making Sense of Compositions. A computational approach to Old Babylonian Presentation Scenes
Döpper, Stephanie: The Oman Peninsula and the Gulf Trade of the Early Third Millennium BCE
Földi, Zsombor: Old Babylonian seal prayers
Giorgi, Lavinia & Bonfanti, Annarita: Adoption and adaptation of writing systems in ancient societies. The cases of Urartian and Mycenaean
Helle, Sophus: The Touch in Gilgamesh
Helwing, Barbara: Culture Contact in Ancient Southwest Asia: Concepts and Case Studies
Hernaiz, Rodrigo: Observations on the distribution of 2MSG stative variants in Old Babylonian text genres
Leonard, Timothy: Šavoška and Anzili: A Comparison of Two Hittite IŠTAR-Goddesses
Nahm, Werner: Šiluhlu and Assyrians
Oral, Metin: The
use of ZÀ.HI.LI in the context of destruction and curse: A possible
case of contact between Assyrian and Hittite literary traditions.
Pintér, Anna: Linguistics and lexicography in contact: Cut, break, and hit verbs in Sumerian
Posani, Claudia: An
analysis of the “Dahamunzu/Zannanza affair” according to the cognitive
narratology, the Text World Theory and the Possible Worlds Theory
Prell, Silvia: Cultures in Contact – the Inhabitants of Tell el-Dab‘a/Avaris
Rovira, Leticia & Molla, Cecilia: A
Story of Goods and Services. Some Clues for Understanding the
Relationship between Mari and Hazor during the Old Babylonian Period
Rubin, Zachary: A New Nabû: The Disruption and Renewal of the Assyrian Cuneiform Network
Schwemer, Daniel: Cuneiform in contact. Or, how the Hittites learned to pray
Scurlock, Joann: Assyria and Babylonia: Clash of Civilizations or Cultural Koiné?
Steitler, Charles: “Ahnenkult” and the AN.DAḪ.ŠUM Festival, Day 18, for the Storm-god of Lightning
Tarhan, Zozan: Neo-Assyrian Kings’ Perceptions of Assyrian and Non-Assyrian (Royal) Authority
Tavernier, Jan: Cišpiš/Šišpiš/Teispes/Zišpiš: Old Iranian or Elamite?
Warbinek, Livio & Pisaniello, Valerio: Borrowing, Translation, and Syncretism of deities in ancient Anatolia
Zólyomi, Gábor: How to treat verbs in a Sumerian dictionary
- Edited by Doris Prechel
- Edited by Alexander Pruß
- Edited by Thomas Richter
- Edited by Dirk Wicke
- With Michael Wurz
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