An Eternal Feast at Samʾal: The New Iron Age Mortuary Stele from Zincirli in Context
The recent discovery of a new Iron Age mortuary stele bearing a relief image and inscription in its original archaeological context at Zincirli has great potential to contribute to a better understanding of the corpus of these Syro-Hittite monuments, several aspects of which remain enigmatic despite...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2009, Volume: 356, Pages: 15-49 |
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| Summary: | The recent discovery of a new Iron Age mortuary stele bearing a relief image and inscription in its original archaeological context at Zincirli has great potential to contribute to a better understanding of the corpus of these Syro-Hittite monuments, several aspects of which remain enigmatic despite extensive recent study. The stele's close affinities to the reliefs of Barrakib argue for a mid-eighth-century B.C. date and the owner's high position in the kingdom of Samʾal. The scene represented on the stele is in many ways very typical, but some unusual features add to the previously known iconographic repertoire of these monuments. The private architectural context of the KTMW stele in Zincirli's lower town also contributes to the reconstruction of the setting and social significance of the other steles of this type and allows a tentative comparison with the "mortuary chapels" attested for other forms of memorial in the Syro-Hittite kingdoms. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/BASOR25609346 |