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Exemplars of kingship : art, tradition, and the legacy of the Akkadians
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Title
Exemplars of kingship : art, tradition, and the legacy of the Akkadians / Melissa Eppihimer.
ISBN
9780190903046 (ebook) :
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
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Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Also issued in print: 2019.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 19, 2019).
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Summary
The Akkadian kings (ca. 2334-2154 bce) created the first territorial state in the ancient Near East and were remembered as model kings for more than two millennia thereafter. 'Exemplars of Kingship' evaluates how later rulers engaged with Akkadian visual models and memories of Akkadian kingship in their own images. Through analyses of post-Akkadian victory monuments, votive statues, cylinder seals, and other works of art, the text explores the intersection of visual traditions and cultural memory in ancient Mesopotamia. 'Exemplars of Kingship' also deconstructs the modern reception of Akkadian art to reveal its impact on our perception of ancient responses to Akkadian art and kingship.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version :
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 19, 2019
Series
Oxford scholarship online
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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