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Book SynopsisIn July, 2010, the International Association for Assyriology met in Barcelona, Spain, for 5 days to deliver and listen to papers on the theme “Time and History in the Ancient Near East.” This volume, the proceedings of the conference, contains 70 of the papers read at the 56th annual Rencontre, including the papers from several workshop sessions on “architecture and archaeology,” “early Akkadian and its Semitic context,” “ Hurrian language,” “law in the ancient Near East,” “Middle Assyrian texts and studies,” and a variety of additional papers not directly related to the conference theme. The photo on the back cover shows only a representative portion of the attendees, who were warmly hosted by faculty and students from the University of Barcelona.
Table of Contents56th World Congress for Assyriology and Near Eastern Archaeology, Barcelona 2010
Address (July 26, 2010) Prof. Joaquín Sanmartín, Chairman
Program
Opening Lectures
Time before Time: Primeval Narratives in Early Mesopotamian Literature Gonzalo Rubio
The Extent of Literacy in Syria and Palestine during the Second Millennium b.c.e. Wilfred H. van Soldt
Time and History in the Ancient Near East
Time “Pulled up” in Ashurnasirpal’s Reliefs Laura Battini
Akkadian and Aramaic Terms for a ‘Favorable Time’ (?idanu, adanu, and ?iddan): Semitic Precursors of Greek kairos? Daniel Bodi
Masters of Time: Old Babylonian Kings and Calendars Dominique Charpin and Nele Ziegler
Notes on the Neo-Assyrian Siege-Shield and Chariot Fabrice De Backer
Changing Space, Time, and Meaning: The Seal of Yaqaru from Ugarit— A Reconversion? Silvana Di Paolo
Time in Neo-Assyrian Letters Frederick Mario Fales
The Historical Preamble of the Talmi-Šarruma Treaty (CTH 75) and Some Chronological Problems of the History of Halap Daria Gromova
Magie et Histoire: les rituels en temps de guerre Cynthia Jean
Time and Again: Marduk’s Travels Erika D. Johnson
Time in Death and Afterlife: The Concept of Time and the Belief in Afterlife Dina Katz
Concepts and Perception of Time in Mesopotamian Divination Ulla Susanne Koch
Temps, mémoire et évolution des cultures aux époques archaïques: écriture du passé et listes lexicales Camille Lecompte
Time in Ancient Israel: Hebrew ʿôlam, Past and Future Baruch A. Levine
“Lange Jahre” und Lebenszeit bei den Hethitern Jürgen Lorenz
The Heuristic Value of E. de Martino’s Concept of Metahistory and Related Topics in Research into Mesopotamian Cultural History Alessandro Di Ludovico
“I Read the Inscriptions from before the Flood...” Neo-Sumerian Influences in Ashurbanipal’s Royal Self-Image Natalie Naomi May
Mesopotamian Idea of Time through Modern Eyes (Disruption and Continuity) Àngel Menargues Rajadell
Temporalité et spatialité dans les rites de passage de l’Anatolie hittite Alice Mouton
Reconsidering the Categories of Time in Ancient Iraq Susana B. Murphy
“Internal” and “External” Evidence for a Reconstruction of Nuzi Chronology P. Negri Scafa
The Other Face of the Moon: Some Hints on the Visual Representation of the Moon on Third-Millennium b.c.e. Mesopotamian Glyptic Sara Pizzimenti
The Tuleilat al-Ghassul Star Painting: A Hypothesis Regarding a Solar Calendar from the Fourth Millennium b.c. Andrea Polcaro
The Monster’s Gaze: Vision as Mediator between Time and Space in the Art of Mesopotamia K. Sonik
A Time to Rejoice: The Egalkura Rituals and the Mirth of Iyyar Henry Stadhouders
Der Kalendar von Adab im 3. Jahrtausend M. Such-Gutiérrez
Divine or Human Creation of Time? The Issue of Time as a Factor Determining the Relationship of Man to God Krzysztof Ulanowski
Workshops: Architecture and Archaeology
Modern Architecture and Archaeology: The Case of the Hypothetical Reconstruction of the Neo-Assyrian Palace at Tell Massaïkh (Syria), 2007–2009 Jordi Abadal, Pedro Azara, David Capellas, Albert Imperial, and Miguel Orellana
Idea and Image: How What We Know Determines What We Want to Know Fernando Escribano Martín
Architecture and Ancient Near East in Drawings, Buildings, and Virtual Reality: Issues in Imagining and Designing Ancient and Modern Space Maria Gabriella Micale
Invented Space: Discovering Near Eastern Architecture through Imaginary Representations and Constructions Davide Nadali
Fragments d’arts mésopotamiens: aux origines des empires Maria Grazia Masetti-Rouault
Reception of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture in Europe and North America in the 20th Century Brigitte Pedde
Assyrian Wall Paintings and Modern Reconstructions Paola Poli
Workshop: Early Akkadian and Its Semitic Context
Form und Datierung früher semitischer Lehnwörter im Sumerischen J. Keetman
Stativität und Perfektivität in den Ost- und Westsemitischen Sprachen Eulàlia Vernet i Pons
Workshop: Hurrian Language
A Hurro-Akkadian Expression for Changing One’s Testimony Attested in Nuzi Trial Records Jeanette C. Fincke
Hurrian Personal Names in the Kingdom of Ḫatti Stefano de Martino
Gedanken zu den Textstellen I:90 und III:30 in dem Mittanni-Brief? J. Oliva
Workshop: Law in the Ancient Near East
Historical Context and Social Theories: Its Influence on the Study of Mesopotamian Juridical Phenomena Eleonora Ravenna
The Importance of Time in Old Babylonian Juridical Texts Cristina Simonetti
Workshop: Middle Assyrian Texts and Studies
Sag mir quando, sag mir wann... Stefan Jakob
Contractual Formalism and Zukunftsbewältigung in Middle Assyrian Agricultural Accounting J. Cale Johnson
The Eponym Ber-nadin-apli and the Documents Referring to the Expeditions to the City of Tille in the Reign of Tukulti-Ninurta I (1233–1197 b.c.e.) Jaume Llop
Die tägliche Speisung des Assur (ginaʾu) und deren politische Bedeutung Stefan M. Maul
Imperial Culture: Some Reflections on Middle Assyrian Settlements Aline Tenu
Varia
Tugdamme and the Cimmerians: A Test of Piety in Assyrian Royal Inscriptions Selim F. Adali
The Changing Approaches to History in the Neo-Assyrian Palace Reliefs Mehmet-Ali Ataç
Genres Meet: Assurbanipal’s Prayer in the Inscription L4 and the Bilingual Communal Lamentations Amitai Baruchi-Unna
L’incorruptible et l’éphémère: le miel et la glace, composants sacrés des boissons royales Daniel Bonneterre
Three Kings of the Orient in Archaic Ur Petr Charvát
Ilum-išar et Apil-kin: deux nouvelles inscriptions de Mari Laurent Colonna d’Istria and Anne-Caroline Rendu Loisel
A Few Thoughts about Late Chalcolithic Architecture and the Uruk Expansion in the Middle Euphrates Area Jesús Gil Fuensanta and Juan Manuel Gonzalez Salazar
Further Considerations on the Ankara Silver Bowl Federico Giusfredi
The Evolution of the Side Court House in Late MB Central and Southwestern Anatolia Fabrizio Giovannetti
The Role of the Sagga in Ur III Based on the Puzriš-Dagan Texts Jorge Hernández
Life Extension: Secondary Burial and the Making and Unmaking of Self in EB IA Rick Hauser
The Offering for the Ritual of King Seleucus III and His Offspring Yasuyuki Mitsuma
Some New Light on Pre-Sargonic Umma Salvatore F. Monaco
Settlement Patterns and Interactions in the West Bank Highlands in the Iron Age I Period: A New Approach Alessio Palmisano
Computational and Spatial Approaches to the Commercial Landscapes and Political Geography of the Old Assyrian Colony Period Alessio Palmisano
Eunuchs in Hatti and Assyria: A Reassessment Ilan Peled
Eridu Texts Giovanni Pettinato†
Les particularités d’emploi des signes cunéiformes à différentes périodes de la langue hittite Olga Popova
Recent Researches in the Erbil Region: 2010 Excavations in Kilik Mishik (Iraqi Kurdistan) Olivier Rouault
Wer war Großkönig I(a)+ra/i-TONITRUS der KARAHÖYÜK-Inschrift? Zsolt Simon
Identification of an Unfinished Statue Found in a Quarry at Karakiz, Yozgat, Turkey Dr. Ilknur Tas, Ömer Yilmaz, and Özlem Sir Gavaz
