Essays about: "Assyria"

Found 2 essays containing the word Assyria.

1. 1. Hauls of Horses : An analysis of the quantities and geographical distribution of horses taken as loot or tribute by Neo-Assyrian Kings

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Hampus Axberg Olli; [2022]
   Keywords : Horse; Equus; Mesopotamia; Neo-Assyrian; Assyria; loot; tribute; booty;

   Abstract : This thesis explored the potential patterns and connections which could be uncovered through careful analysis of the royal inscriptions mentioning horses as a form of plunder or tribute, dedicated to the kings of the Neo-Assyrian empire. This was accomplished by analysing all royal inscriptions attributed to Neo-Assyrian kings found within the RINAP and RIAo projects for passages that meet said criterium. READ MORE

3. 2. Mar-Issar and the Restoration of Babylonian Sanctuaries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

   Author : Emeline Hardy; [2014]
   Keywords : History and Archaeology;

   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. READ MORE