As above so down below: location and memory within the Neo-Assyrian mortuary cult

Creamer, Petra M.

doi:10.1080/00438243.2019.1745091

Cited by 3 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 7 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…While similarities between assemblages show formal, structured behaviours, variation in such assemblages can indicate individual agency (Richards & Thomas 1984). Grave goods in ancient Mesopotamia were gifts to the deceased, serving in an economy of exchange-properly providing for the dead in the afterlife to maintain their favour and protection (Creamer 2020). In some cases, in reaccessible graves (vaulted tombs and the like) the economy for grave goods may have continued after deposition to serve future occupants-therefore maintaining their value (Linn 2018: 111).…”

Section: The Wealth-value Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Infants had (on average) fewer objects than other age groups, but the ratio of infants, children and adults was comparable between the core and provinces in all periods, therefore the overall results comparing changes in the mortuary wealth of the general population were unaffected (see Table 2). Considering the belief in the need to supply the dead with sustenance and comfort in the afterlife, which was maintained for millennia in ancient Mesopotamia (Creamer 2020), we can assume that the inclusion of grave goods was a priority in the periods under discussion.…”

Section: The Wealth-value Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Inequalities in wealth distribution within Imperial Assyrian graves

Creamer

2024

Antiquity

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Across more than seven centuries (c. 1350–600 BC), the Assyrian Empire established political dominance and cultural influence over many settlements in the Ancient Near East. Assyrian policies of resource extraction, including taxation and tribute, have been extensively analysed in textual and art historical sources. This article assesses the impact of these policies on patterns of wealth within mortuary material—one of the most conservative forms of culture, deeply rooted in group identity. The author argues that a trend of decreasing quality and quantity of grave goods over time supports models emphasising the heavy economic burden of Assyrian administration on its subjects.

show abstract

Section: The Wealth-value Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Wealth-value Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inequalities in wealth distribution within Imperial Assyrian graves

Creamer

2024

Antiquity

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Necrogeography and necroscapes: living with the dead

Semple

Brookes

2020

World Archaeology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Failed Coup: The Assassination of Sennacherib and Esarhaddon’s Struggle for the Throne, 681–680 B.C.

Jones

2023

Journal of Ancient Near Eastern History

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Forty-three years after the publication of Simo Parpola’s article “The Murderer of Sennacherib,” the events of his assassination in 681 BC and Esarhaddon’s accession to the throne continue to provoke debate. More than a simple act of murder, the assassination of Sennacherib should be understood as an attempted coup d’ état, a strategically planned attempt to use force to bring about a change in political leadership. Combining a new examination of the many sources associated with this event with fresh theoretical perspectives derived from the study of modern coups d’état, this article refutes recent suggestions that Esarhaddon played a role in the murder of his father. It argues that Sennacherib did in fact disinherit Urad-Mullissu in favor of Esarhaddon, that Urad-Mullissu successfully recruited professional chariot units based in Nineveh to participate in his conspiracy, and that Esarhaddon was likely based in the city of Dur-Katlimmu at the time of his father’s assassination. Esarhaddon avoided assassination and prevailed in the conflict which followed by leveraging his status as the designated heir to create the perception that his candidacy for the throne was endorsed by the gods and therefore his victory was inevitable. Nevertheless, the assassination and the brief civil war that followed cast a pall over Esarhaddon’s reign, shaping his own succession arrangements as well as the atmosphere of paranoia which marked his final years.

show abstract

As above so down below: location and memory within the Neo-Assyrian mortuary cult

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Inequalities in wealth distribution within Imperial Assyrian graves

Inequalities in wealth distribution within Imperial Assyrian graves

Necrogeography and necroscapes: living with the dead

Failed Coup: The Assassination of Sennacherib and Esarhaddon’s Struggle for the Throne, 681–680 B.C.

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About