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Mar-Issar and the Restoration of Babylonian Sanctuaries

Hardy, Emeline LU (2014) ARKM24 20141
Classical archaeology and ancient history
Abstract
This study is based on the letters of Mar-Issar, an Assyrian official working at the end of Esarhaddon's reign, as the supervisor of the reconstruction and restoration of sanctuaries in the main Babylonian cities, and the reorganization of their cult. His letters constitute a correspondence with the Assyrian king, mainly about the completion of reconstruction works in the southern kingdom of Mesopotamia. The detailed study of the letters, concerning their content as well as their structure, is a real key to understanding the materiality of the embellishment of the sanctuaries and statues. Furthermore, this study helps to understand the specific role of Mar-Issar, demonstrative of the involvement of the Assyrian king in this building... (More)
This study is based on the letters of Mar-Issar, an Assyrian official working at the end of Esarhaddon's reign, as the supervisor of the reconstruction and restoration of sanctuaries in the main Babylonian cities, and the reorganization of their cult. His letters constitute a correspondence with the Assyrian king, mainly about the completion of reconstruction works in the southern kingdom of Mesopotamia. The detailed study of the letters, concerning their content as well as their structure, is a real key to understanding the materiality of the embellishment of the sanctuaries and statues. Furthermore, this study helps to understand the specific role of Mar-Issar, demonstrative of the involvement of the Assyrian king in this building project and embematic of the complexity of the relation between Assyria and Babylonia. (Less)
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Hardy, Emeline LU
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ARKM24 20141
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H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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English
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4450998
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2014-06-26 10:35:37
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  abstract     = {{This study is based on the letters of Mar-Issar, an Assyrian official working at the end of Esarhaddon's reign, as the supervisor of the reconstruction and restoration of sanctuaries in the main Babylonian cities, and the reorganization of their cult. His letters constitute a correspondence with the Assyrian king, mainly about the completion of reconstruction works in the southern kingdom of Mesopotamia. The detailed study of the letters, concerning their content as well as their structure, is a real key to understanding the materiality of the embellishment of the sanctuaries and statues. Furthermore, this study helps to understand the specific role of Mar-Issar, demonstrative of the involvement of the Assyrian king in this building project and embematic of the complexity of the relation between Assyria and Babylonia.}},
  author       = {{Hardy, Emeline}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Mar-Issar and the Restoration of Babylonian Sanctuaries}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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