Royal Eunuchs and Elite Masculinity in the Neo-Assyrian Empire
This article looks at the gender identity of eunuchs in the Neo-Assyrian Empire by examining the letter corpus from the state archives and the extant images from the palace relief programs. This reading of the sources suggests that, far from being effeminate or third gender, eunuchs occupied positio...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2016
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2016, Volume: 79, Issue: 3, Pages: 214-221 |
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| Summary: | This article looks at the gender identity of eunuchs in the Neo-Assyrian Empire by examining the letter corpus from the state archives and the extant images from the palace relief programs. This reading of the sources suggests that, far from being effeminate or third gender, eunuchs occupied positions of power and privilege in the royal court of ancient Assyria that enabled them to negotiate and validate their claim to elite masculinity. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5615/neareastarch.79.3.0214 |