Consideraciones sobre los relieves del “árbol sagrado” asirio en el Palacio Noroeste de Aššurnasirpal II (Nimrud)

Resumen: En el presente análisis interpretaremos los relieves asirios del “árbol sagrado” conservados en el Palacio Noroeste de Aššurnasirpal II, considerando las prácticas de representación desarrolladas en el Cercano Oriente antiguo, así como las categorías de espacios ordenado y caótico utilizadas en el campo de la historia de las religiones comparadas.

Bronze and iron weapons from Luristan

The 30,000 km2 province of Luristan is situated in western Iran and encompasses the upper valleys of the Zagros Mountains. Even today, local tribesmen inhabit Luristan with their settlement patterns similar to ancient times. Several scientific excavations in the Luristan region have uncovered evidence that this particular region was a major attraction for human settlements from the Paleolithic era onwards. In Ancient Iran, the existence of rich mines together with discoveries made by innovative and inventive artisans spurred the growth of the metalworking culture as an art and a skill among early human communities in Ancient Iran. The art of Luristan can be described as the art of nomadic herdsmen and horsemen with an emphasis on the crafting of small, easily portable objects, among these a number of bronze daggers, swords and other weapons. Throughout its history, Luristan was never an ethnic or political entity because Luristan has been occupied by various tribes and races, throughout its history. Next to Elamites, other tribes who inhabited Luristan were the Hurrians, Lullubians, Kutians, and Kassites. As local tribesmen of Luristan were illiterate, information about their history can only be partially reconstructed from the literature of their southern neighbors: the Elamites and Babylonians. Luristan smiths made weapons for both civilizations. The region was later invaded by Assyrians and finally the Iranians settled the area and absorbed the local tribes. Following an accidental find by the local inhabitants in Luristan in 1928 CE, a number of unlawful diggings reveal a number of metal objects made of bronze and iron that showed a high level of craftsmanship. These objects were offered for sale on the art market with fancy names to hide their origin. The subsequent scientific excavations several decades after the initial discovery provided fascinating information about the culture of Luristan. The metalworking art of Luristan spans a time period from the third millennium BC to the Iron Age. The artifacts from Luristan seem to possess many unique and distinctive qualities, and are especially noteworthy for the apparently endless, intricate diversity and detail that they characteristically depict. The bronze artifacts found in or attributed to Luristan can be each be classed under five separate heads: a) arms and armor, including swords, dirks, daggers, axes, mace heads, spearheads, shields, quiver plaques, protective bronze girdles, helmets; b) implements related to horsemanship, including decorative or ornamental objects for horses as well as bits and snaffles; c) items for personal adornment and hygiene, including anklets, bangles, bracelets, finger rings, earrings and tweezers; d) ceremonial and ritual objects, including talismans, idols, pins, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figurines; and e) utilitarian objects comprising various vessels and tools, including beakers, bowls and jugs. The scope of this article is limited to a discussion of the bronze and iron weapons made in Luristan. The techniques used for making bronze weapons in Luristan included: casting with open molds, casting with close molds, and casting with lost wax process. For metal sheets used for quiver plaques and bronze protective belts, the hammering technique was used. Edged weapons made in Luristan can be classified into: a) daggers, dirks, and swords with tangs; b) daggers, dirks, and swords with flanges; and c) daggers, dirks, and swords with cast-on hilts. Next to bronze, iron was also used for making weapons such as the characteristic weapon from this area, the iron mask sword.

El Apocalipsis de Angers (Siglo XIV) : la gestualidad en una obra maestra

Integran este número de la revista ponencias presentadas en Studia Hispanica Medievalia VIII: Actas de las IX Jornadas Internacionales de Literatura Española Medieval, 2008, y de Homenaje al Quinto Centenario de Amadis de Gaula.

Antiguo Oriente: Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente, 2006, n° 4 (número completo)

How old is the Kingdom of Edom? A review of new evidence and recent discussion / Eveline Van Der Steen ; Piotr Bienkowski -- A problem of pedubasts? / Dan´El Kahn -- Le ciel selon l´Hymne Orphique à Ouranos et selon des textes funéraires égyptiens (PT, CT, BD): une brève comparaison préliminaire / Amanda–Alice Marvelia -- An epigraphic reanalysis of Two Stelae from Firs Intermediate Period Dendera in the Cairo Museum / Tracy Musacchio -- Mass production in Mesopotamia / Morris Silver -- Iron Age “negative” pottery: a reassessment / Juan Manuel Tebes -- The Cordage from the 2001- Season of the excavations at Berenike (Egyptian Red Sea Coast): preliminary results / André J. Veldmeijer -- Article review. Carr, David M., Writing of the Tablet of the Heart: origins of scripture and literature / Itamar Singer -- Reseñas bibliográficas -- Política editorial

Un impreso poético en el cancionero manuscrito EM6 : el pliego suelto 99*RN y el Cancionero General

Integran este número de la revista ponencias presentadas en Studia Hispanica Medievalia VIII : Actas de las X Jornadas Internacionales de Literatura Española Medieval, 2011, y de Homenaje al Quinto Centenario del Cancionero General de Hernando del Castillo.

O governo de Tibério e a difícil arte de suceder bons imperadores

Resumo: Neste artigo, propomo-nos a analisar o Governo do Imperador Romano Tibério, da forma como foi descrito por Dion Cássio Cocceiano na obra História Romana. Dion Cássio foi senador na passagem do II para o III século d.C. e sua narrativa nos chegou bastante fragmentada, reconstruída a partir dos excertos de Xifilino e Zonaras. A autoridade do Príncipe não era hereditária. Assim, tornavase necessário refazer os laços de patronato e amicitia no início de cada governo. E esta não era uma tarefa fácil, nem mesmo para Tibério que sucedeu o considerado bom Imperador Otávio Augusto.

Antiguo Oriente: Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente, 2008, n° 6 (número completo)

Sumario -- The pottery of Edom: A Correction / Israel Finkelstein & Lily Singer-Avitz -- The Jezirah Burnished Ware / Stefano Valentini -- The Cordage from Berenike (1994-2000): The Statics / André J. Veldmeijer -- A Reevaluation of the Use of !bz and bhy in Elephantine / Alejandro F. Botta -- Four Ur III Administrative Tablets in the Possesion of Professor Francis Carroll, University of Manitoba / John Nielsen -- Una actualización de la Cronología Baja: arqueología, historia y Biblia / Israel Finkelstein -- The Alleged “Anchor Point” of 732 BC for the Destrction of Hazor V / Peter James -- The “Wicked Priest” in Egyptology and Amarna Studies: A Reconsideration / Samuel Jackson -- Violencia fenicia en el Mediterráneo Oriental / Jordi Vidal -- Reportes de Excavación -- The Leatherwork from Deir el-Bachit: Preliminary Report / André J. Veldmeijer -- Reseñas bibliográficas -- Política editorial e instrucciones para los colaboradores -- Direcciones para envío de artículos y reseñas bibliográficas -- Colaboraciones en numeros anteriores

Antiguo Oriente: Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente, 2005, n° 3 (número completo)

The first evangelization of the Mesopotamian regions in the Syriac tradition: the Acta Maris as a continuation of the Doctrina Addai / Ilaria Ramelli -- El culto a las tumbas de los ancestros en el Levante Mediterráneo / Jordi Vidal -- Identifiable and associated cordage. Examples from Berenike (Egyptian Red Sea Coast) / André Veldmeijer -- “Ordalías”, parentesco y estado en La contienda entre Horus y Seth / Marcelo Campagno -- Lamentos neosumerios por ciudades destruidas. Continuidad de un rito y un género del período protodinástico hasta el período seléucida / Santiago Rostom Maderna -- Reseñas bibliográficas

El sagrado arte de despedirse : una reflexión sobre el final de la vida y su acompañamiento

El artículo aborda el tema de la muerte como despedida, desde el punto de vista del proceso espiritual que tiene lugar en dicha circunstancia. Valiéndose de un testimonio biográfico, se analiza la experiencia a partir de la conceptualización que hace del tema una autora norteamericana (J. Rupp) en su libro Orar nuestros adioses y se extraen algunas conclusiones sobre este proceso.

Satisfacción laboral : acerca de su conceptualización, medición y estado actual del arte

Resumen: La satisfacción laboral es considerada una actitud frente a las experiencias laborales. En los últimos diez años su estudio se ha desplazado desde una posición periférica hasta el lugar central que ocupa en nuestros días. En línea con este renovado interés, el propósito del presente trabajo es proporcionar una actualización bibliográfica sobre la satisfacción laboral. En primer lugar, se realizan algunas consideraciones conceptuales en torno al constructo. A continuación, se presenta una síntesis de los instrumentos para su medición desarrollados hasta la fecha. Seguidamente, se reseñan las evidencias empíricas más recientes en relación a sus antecedentes contextuales y disposicionales, así como sus implicancias tanto para los empleados como para las organizaciones. Finalmente, se concluye con algunas sugerencias para futuras investigaciones.

Antiguo Oriente: Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente, 2007, n° 5 (número completo)

Sumario -- Colaboraciones -- Iron Age Complex, Radiocarbon Dates and Edom: Working with the Data and Debates / Thomas E. Levy ; Mohammad Najjar ; Thomas Higham -- Some Notes on Inscriptional Genres and the Siloam Tunnel Inscription / Rochelle I. Altman -- Redistribution and Markets in the Economy of Ancient Mesopotamia: Updating Polanyi / Morris Silver -- De la evocación del pasado: la narrative bíblica y la historiografía clásica en comparación / Emanuel Pfoh -- Réalité et importance de la chasse dans les communautés halafiennes en Mésopotamie du Nord et au Levant Nord au VI millénaire avant J.-C. / Alain Gaulon -- “Lo que nuestros padres nos contaron” (Sal 78,3): el Antiguo Testamento y la Historia de Israel / Gabriel M. Nápole -- Mummy 61074: a Strange Case of Mistaken Identity / Shawn McAvoy -- The Pig´s Testimony / Gidi Yahalom -- Centro y Periferia en el Antiguo Israel: Nuevas aproximaciones a las prácticas funerarias del Calcolítico en la Planicie Costera / Amir Gorzalczany -- El Moderno Sistema-Mundo y la Evolución / Immanuel Wallerstein -- Reportes de excavación -- The Rope Cave at Mersa Gawasis: A Preliminary Report / André J. Veldmeijer & Chiara Zazzaro -- Reseñas bibliográficas

Peftjauawybast, king of Nen-nesut : genealogy, art history, and the chronology of late libyan Egypt

This paper argues in detail for the identification of Peftjauawybast, King of Nen-nesut (fl. 728/720 BC ), with Peftjauawybast, High Priest of Ptah in Memphis (fl. c. 790–780 BC2), known from the Apis stela of year 28 of Shoshenq III. This identification ties in with a significant lowering of the accepted dates for the kings from Shoshenq III, Osorkon III and Takeloth III to Shoshenq V, and the material culture associated with them. Such a shift seems to be supported by stylistic and genealogical evidence. As a consequence, it is further suggested that the Master of Shipping at Nen-nesut, Pediese i, was perhaps related by descent and marriage to the family of the High Priests of Memphis and King Peftjauawybast.