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The Mythology of Kingship in Neo-Assyrian Art

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The relaxation slabs that decorated the palaces of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, which emphasized military conquest and royal prowess, have traditionally been understood as statements of imperial propaganda that glorified the Assyrian king. On this book, Mehmet-Ali Ataç argues that the reliefs hold a deeper which means that used to be addressed primarily to an internal target market composed of court scholars and master craftsmen. Ataç specializes in representations of animals, depictions of the king as priest and warrior, and figures of mythological beings that evoke an archaic cosmos. He demonstrates that these images mask a posh philosophical rhetoric developed by court scholars in collaboration with master craftsmen who were liable for their design and execution. Ataç argues that the layers of which means embedded within the Neo-Assyrian palace reliefs go deeper than politics, imperial propaganda, and easy historical record.

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