Building in Assyria: a philological perspective
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Body -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 The setting -- 2 The questions -- 3 The sources -- a. Royal inscriptions -- b. State archives -- c. Omens -- 4 The methodology -- 5 Previous studies -- 1 PLANNING -- 1.1 The motivations --...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Pubblicazione: |
Wiesbaden
Harrassowitz Verlag
2019
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Schriften zur vorderasiatischen Archäologie (Band 14)
Anno: 2019 |
| Recensioni: | [Rezension von: Tudeau, Johanna, Building in Assyria : a philological perspective] (2022) (Bagg, Ariel M., 1959 -)
[Rezension von: Tudeau, Johanna, Building in Assyria : a philological perspective] (2022) (Bach, Johannes, 1984 -) |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Schriften zur vorderasiatischen Archäologie
Band 14 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Assyrien
/ Architettura
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Tesi universitaria
B Electronic books |
| Accesso online: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Edizione parallela: | Non elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Body -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 The setting -- 2 The questions -- 3 The sources -- a. Royal inscriptions -- b. State archives -- c. Omens -- 4 The methodology -- 5 Previous studies -- 1 PLANNING -- 1.1 The motivations -- kapādu, libbu, uznu, kabattu -- 1.1.1 Relationship with the divine -- 1.1.2 Finding inspiration and ratification for building projects -- 1.2 Creative process: design and measure -- 1.2.1 Concepts -- iṣratu -- šiṭru -- gišḫurru -- mišiḫtu -- šikittu -- 1.2.2 Models -- 1.2.3 Specifications -- itti šiṭir burūmê -- kīma simātīšu labirāti -- eli ša ūmē pāni/eli ša maḫri -- pān [D/PN] maḫir -- ultu ūmē panû -- 1.2.4 Numbers and precision -- 1.3 Technical process -- 1.3.1 Graphics -- līṭu -- 1.3.2 Design and function -- 1.3.3 Measurements -- 1.4 Administrative process -- 1.4.1 Adapting administrative requirements to time constraints -- 1.4.2 Managing human and material resources on the construction site -- tikpu/tikbu/tibku, pilku -- 1.5 Planning as moral act -- 1.6 Planning experts -- 1.7 Omen series -- 2 SITE SELECTION AND FOUNDATION -- 2.1 Site selection (general) -- 2.1.1 Selecting new sites: building from scratch -- qaqqaru, erṣetu, eperu -- šubtu/mūšabu, maškanu -- 2.1.2 Selecting ancient sites: building on ancient foundations -- ašru -- 2.2 Foundation process (general) -- 2.2.1 The foundations -- uššu (URU₄), išdu, temennu (TEMEN), duruššu -- uššu vs. temennu -- dannatu, asurrû, pīlu -- 2.2.2 Foundation rituals -- libittu maḫrītu -- sikkatu -- temennu, narû, ṭuppu, musarû/muššaru, šiṭir šumi/šumu šaṭru -- 2.2.3 Divine agency -- 3 MATERIALS -- 3.1 Bricks -- 3.1.1 Types of bricks, terminology and use -- libittu (SIG₄), agurru (SIG₄.AL.UR₃.RA), ebirtu (SIG₄.AL.UR₃.RA) -- 3.1.2 Stages of manufacture and distribution -- tikpu/tikbu/tibku, pilku. |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (209 pages) |
| ISBN: | 3447199423 |