Essays about: "Mesopotamien"

Found 2 essays containing the word Mesopotamien.

  1. 1. Credo of the Scribes : The value of wisdom in ancient Mesopotamian schools

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Alexander Nemetz; [2023]
    Keywords : scribal education; motivation; school; ancient Mesopotamia; Examination Text D; secret knowledge; wisdom; skrivarutbildning; motivation; skola; Mesopotamien; Examination Text D; hemlig kunskap; vishet; visdom;

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  3. 2. 'Blood of a Woman' : A Critical Reevaluation of the Traditional Views on Menstrual Impurity in Akkadian Terminology

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Disa Lindholm; [2022]
    Keywords : menstruation; Akkadian; impurity; research bias; Ancient Mesopotamia; Translation; Standpoint theory; menstruation; akkadiska; orenhet; Mesopotamien; översättning; forskningsbias;

    Abstract : Assyriology as a field of study has long been dominated by the ideas and values of the white, Western men who, during the 19th century, were responsible for the development and growth of all scientific research. This has resulted in a resilient androcentric bias in the discipline, which to this day continues to influence scholarly perceptions of Ancient Mesopotamian society - and particularly of Mesopotamian women. READ MORE