Title Time and history in the ancient Near East : proceedings of the 56th Rencontre assyriologique internationale at Barcelona 26-30 July 2010 / edited by L. Feliu, J. Llop, A. Millet Alba, and J. Sanmartin

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Description 1 online resource Contents 56th World Congress for Assyriology and Near Eastern Archaeology, Barcelona 2010 -- Address (July 26, 2010) Prof. JoaquÃn SanmartÃn Chairman -- Opening Lectures -- Time before Time: -- Primeval Narratives in Early Mesopotamian Literature -- The Extent of Literacy in Syria and Palestine during the Second Millennium b.c.e. -- Time and History in the Ancient Near East -- Time “Pulled upâ€? in Ashurnasirpalâ€?s Reliefs -- Akkadian and Aramaic Terms for a â€?Favorable Timeâ€? (á?±idÄ?nu, adÄ?nu, and Ê¿iddÄ?n): Semitic Precursors of Greek kairos? Masters of Time: Old Babylonian Kings and CalendarsNotes on the Neo-Assyrian Siege-Shield and Chariot -- Changing Space, Time, and Meaning: -- The Seal of Yaqaru from Ugaritâ€?A Reconversion? -- Time in Neo-Assyrian Letters -- The Historical Preamble of the Talmi-Å arruma Treaty (CTH 75) and Some Chronological Problems of the History of Halap -- Magie et Histoire: les rituels en temps de guerre -- Time and Again: Mardukâ€?s Travels -- Time in Death and Afterlife: The Concept of Time and the Belief in Afterlife Concepts and Perception of Time in Mesopotamian Divination.Temps, mémoire et évolution des cultures aux époques archaÃq̄ues: écriture du passé et listes lexicales -- Time in Ancient Israel: Hebrew Ê¿Ã?lÄ?m, Past and Future -- “Lange Jahreâ€? und Lebenszeit bei den Hethitern -- The Heuristic Value of E. de Martinoâ€?s Concept of Metahistory and Related Topics in Research into Mesopotamian Cultural History -- “I Read the Inscriptions from before the Flood .â€.̄â€.̄â€? Neo-Sumerian Influences in Ashurbanipalâ€?s Royal Self-Image Mesopotamian Idea of Time through Modern Eyes (Disruption and Continuity)Temporalité et spatialité dans les rites de passage de lâ€?Anatolie hittite -- Reconsidering the Categories of Time in Ancient Iraq -- “Internalâ€? and “Externalâ€? Evidence for a Reconstruction of Nuzi Chronology -- The Other Face of the Moon: -- Some Hints on the Visual Representation of the Moon on Third-Millennium b.c.e. Mesopotamian Glyptic -- The Tuleilat al-Ghassul Star Painting: A Hypothesis Regarding a Solar Calendar from the Fourth Millennium b.c The Monsterâ€?s Gaze: Vision as Mediator between Time and Space in the Art of MesopotamiaA Time to Rejoice: The Egalkura Rituals and the Mirth of Iyyar -- Der Kalendar von Adab im 3. Jahrtausend* -- Divine or Human Creation of Time? The Issue of Time as a Factor Determining the Relationship of Man to God -- Workshops -- Modern Architecture and Archaeology: -- The Case of the Hypothetical Reconstruction of the Neo-Assyrian Palace at Tell MassaÃk̄h (Syria), 2007â€?2009 -- Idea and Image: How What We Know Determines What We Want to Know Summary In July, 2010, the International Association for Assyriology met in Barcelona, Spain, for 5 days to deliver and listen to papers on the theme "Time and History in the Ancient Near East." This volume, the proceedings of the conference, contains 70 of the papers read at the 56th annual Rencontre, including the papers from several workshop sessions on "architecture and archaeology," "early Akkadian and its Semitic context," " Hurrian language," "law in the ancient Near East," "Middle Assyrian texts and studies," and a variety of additional papers not directly related to the conference theme. The photo on the back cover shows only a representative portion of the attendees, who were warmly hosted by faculty and students from the University of Barcelona Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Conference proceedings in English, French, and German Print version record Subject Beginning -- Congresses Cosmology -- Congresses BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism. RELIGION -- Comparative Religion. Beginning Civilization Cosmology Kosmologie SUBJECT Assyria -- Civilization -- Congresses Subject Middle East -- Assyria Assyrien Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Feliu, Lluís, 1965- editor. ISBN 9781575068565 1575068567

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