Membra disjecta ? Réflexions sur la matérialité des coiffes divines de Mésopotamie archaïque
In the long history of the Ancient Near East, deities wore horned headgear, diadems, haircuts, helmets, tiaras with one or more rows of horns. The purpose of this paper is to study the headdresses of the first known images of Mesopotamian deities, during the pre and protodynastic periods (4th millen...
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| Language: | English |
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Anthropologie et Histoire des Mondes Antiques
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Cahiers Mondes Anciens |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/mondesanciens/3808 |
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| Summary: | In the long history of the Ancient Near East, deities wore horned headgear, diadems, haircuts, helmets, tiaras with one or more rows of horns. The purpose of this paper is to study the headdresses of the first known images of Mesopotamian deities, during the pre and protodynastic periods (4th millennium-first half of the 3rd millennium B.C.). Through iconography, it is possible to have a concrete idea of the material aspect of the headdresses of these early deities. They formed unsual composite ensembles combining natural and manufactured elements, where an anthropomorphic mask carrying an enigmatic value is embedded. We suggest that the stela of Ninhursag from Mari could be part of them. |
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| ISSN: | 2107-0199 |