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The Inscriptions from Gerçin
The Samʾalian Inscriptions on the Statues of Hadad and Panamuwa II
Series: - Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Volume: 146
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This book is devoted to the analysis and interpretation of the two Samʾalian inscriptions on the statues of Hadad and of Panamuwa II, discovered near Zincirli in the northern Levant. These inscriptions, commissioned by the kings Panamuwa I and Bar-RÄkib, were manufactured in the eighth century BCE. Not only are the inscriptions an important source of information on the kingdom of Samʾal/Yʾdy and its governance, but they also illuminate the larger North Syrian political context, including the Neo-Assyrian strategy of subordinating local rulers. The book offers a new epigraphic, philological, literary and historical analysis of these two inscriptions.
Jan DuÅ¡ek, Ph.D. (2005), Ãcole Pratique des Hautes Ãtudes, Paris, works as a researcher at the Charles University in Prague. He has published on Aramaic epigraphy, including Les manuscrits araméens du Wadi Daliyeh et la Samarie vers 450â332 av. J.-C. (Brill, 2007), and Aramaic and Hebrew Inscriptions from Mt. Gerizim and Samaria between Antiochus III and Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Brill, 2012).
Acknowledgments
List of Figures, Tables, and Plates
Abbreviations
Key to the Symbols
1 The Exploration of Zincirli and the Epigraphic Finds
2 The Statue of Hadad and Its Inscription
â2.1âThe Exploration of Gerçin
â2.2âPrevious Transcriptions and Facsimiles of the Hadad Inscription
â2.3âDescription of the Statue and Its Inscription
â2.4âEdition of the Hadad Inscription
â2.5âThe Structure of the Hadad Inscription
â2.6âDating the Hadad Inscription
â2.7âHadad and His Role in Samʾal/Yʾdy
â2.8âThe Function of Gerçin
3 The Statue of Panamuwa II and Its Inscription
â3.1âThe Original Location of the Statue of Panamuwa II
â3.2âThe Inscription of Panamuwa II, Its Content, and the Commemoration of the King
â3.3âPrevious Transcriptions and Facsimiles of the Inscription of Panamuwa II
â3.4âDescription of the Statue and Its Inscription
â3.5âEdition of the Inscription of Panamuwa II
â3.6âThe Structure of the Inscription of Panamuwa II
â3.7âThe Historical Background of the Inscription of Panamuwa II
4 Epilogue
Appendix 1: Water and Swamp in the Landscape of Zincirli and Gerçin
Appendix 2: Chronological Table
Appendix 3: Palaeography
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Proper Names
Index of Modern Proper Names
Index of Biblical Texts
Index of Ancient Inscriptions
Index of Museum and Archive Inventory Numbers
Plates
List of Figures, Tables, and Plates
Abbreviations
Key to the Symbols
1 The Exploration of Zincirli and the Epigraphic Finds
2 The Statue of Hadad and Its Inscription
â2.1âThe Exploration of Gerçin
â2.2âPrevious Transcriptions and Facsimiles of the Hadad Inscription
â2.3âDescription of the Statue and Its Inscription
â2.4âEdition of the Hadad Inscription
â2.5âThe Structure of the Hadad Inscription
â2.6âDating the Hadad Inscription
â2.7âHadad and His Role in Samʾal/Yʾdy
â2.8âThe Function of Gerçin
3 The Statue of Panamuwa II and Its Inscription
â3.1âThe Original Location of the Statue of Panamuwa II
â3.2âThe Inscription of Panamuwa II, Its Content, and the Commemoration of the King
â3.3âPrevious Transcriptions and Facsimiles of the Inscription of Panamuwa II
â3.4âDescription of the Statue and Its Inscription
â3.5âEdition of the Inscription of Panamuwa II
â3.6âThe Structure of the Inscription of Panamuwa II
â3.7âThe Historical Background of the Inscription of Panamuwa II
4 Epilogue
Appendix 1: Water and Swamp in the Landscape of Zincirli and Gerçin
Appendix 2: Chronological Table
Appendix 3: Palaeography
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Proper Names
Index of Modern Proper Names
Index of Biblical Texts
Index of Ancient Inscriptions
Index of Museum and Archive Inventory Numbers
Plates
Specialists interested in the culture, history, languages and epigraphy of the northern Levant in the Iron Age; historians concerned with Neo-Assyrian strategies for subordinating peripheral territories.