Mortals, Deities and Divine Symbols: Rethinking Ancient Images from the Levant to Mesopotamia (Paperback)

Benjamin Sass

ISBN 10: 1803272937 / ISBN 13: 9781803272931

Published by Archaeopress, Oxford, 2025

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Paperback. Mortals, Deities and Divine Symbols: Rethinking Ancient Imagery from the Levant to Mesopotamia is dedicated to Tallay Ornan, a scholar who has distinguished herself in ancient Western Asian iconographic studies and has become an undisputed reference in this field. It is divided into three parts, which give greater prominence to Tallay Ornans major themes: New Discoveries and Approaches in twelve chapters; The Human World (e.g. royals, women) in fourteen chapters; The Divine World (anthropomorphic deities and divine symbols) in eighteen chapters.The chapters discuss iconological and textual problems from the Levant to Mesopotamia, in a chronological span from the third to first millennia BCE. Dedicated to Tallay Ornan, a scholar distinguished in ancient Western Asian iconographic studies. It is divided into her major themes: New Discoveries and Approaches; The Human World; The Divine World. This discusses iconological and textual problems, in a chronological span from the third to first millennia BCE. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mortals, Deities and Divine Symbols: Rethinking Ancient Images from the Levant to Mesopotamia (Paperback)
• Publisher: Archaeopress, Oxford
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1803272937
• ISBN 13: 9781803272931
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new