simonetta ponchia

Dialogical structures in the wisdom debate of the Babylonian Theodicy andin the epic of Erra and... moreDialogical structures in the wisdom debate of the Babylonian Theodicy and
in the epic of Erra and Išum are analysed comparing both the stylistic level and the main
moral and theological issues the texts bring to the fore. Rhetorical and dialectical means
appear to be deployed as tools for articulating subtle reasoning and arguments. They
allow myth to be subjected to renewed reflection and reworking, deeply transforming
epic narrative. This scenario suggests the emergence of a new figure of sage and literatus,
particularly versed in the art of debate.

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Prospettive di analisi del discorso diretto nelle iscrizioni reali assire

L'articolo propone un'analisi delle caratteristiche e funzione stilistica e retorica del ... moreL'articolo propone un'analisi delle caratteristiche e funzione stilistica e retorica del discorso diretto nei testi narrativi redatti presso le cancellerie dei sovrani assiri (secc. X-VII a.C.). Lo stilema viene considerato in relazione alla tecnica narrativa complessiva e alla rappresentazione dell'ideologia imperiale assira

Research paper thumbnail of Heather D. Baker (ed.),The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire Volume 3, Part II: Using the Electronic Data Base of the Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project and with the Collaboration of Numerous Colleagues

Heather D. Baker (ed.),The Prosopography of the Neo-Assyrian Empire Volume 3, Part II: Using the Electronic Data Base of the Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project and with the Collaboration of Numerous Colleagues

Journal of Semitic Studies, Jul 1, 2015

The Standard Babylonian Myth of Nergal and Ereškigal

Research paper thumbnail of Foreigners, Deportees and Slaves as Agents of Change and Cultural Transfer. Some Reflections on the Neo-Assyrian Period

Foreigners, Deportees and Slaves as Agents of Change and Cultural Transfer. Some Reflections on the Neo-Assyrian Period

Progetto “Dizionari del Vicino Oriente antico”

Slaves, serfs, and prisoners in imperial Assyria (IX-VII cent. BC). A review of written sources

The article provides a comprehensive ad updated review of the written sources concerning slavery ... moreThe article provides a comprehensive ad updated review of the written sources concerning slavery and serfdoom in the neo- Assyrian empire. Differentiated statuses and relationships of dependence are analysed vis-\ue0-vis the administrative organization and the dynamics determined by the imperial expansion

Describing the Empire: Some Notes on Tiglath-pileser III’s Inscriptions

The article investigates the composition of Tiglath-pileser III's royal inscriptions (VIII ce... moreThe article investigates the composition of Tiglath-pileser III's royal inscriptions (VIII cent. BC) in the framework of Assyrian historiography and vis-\ue0-vis the communivative system of the time, as attested by sources of various provenience and in various languages and styles. The analysis is devoted to illustrate le mechanisms of composition and especially the meaning of variants

Neo-Assyrian Corn Loans: Preliminary Notes

The general typology of loan texts and the functioning of credit procedures in the Neo-Assyrian p... moreThe general typology of loan texts and the functioning of credit procedures in the Neo-Assyrian period have been described by J.N. Postgate in Fifty NeD-Assyrian Legal Documents l . The recent re-edition of a large part of the legal texts from Nineveh by T. K was man presents the documents ordered on the basis of the archives' ownersZ, thus integrating Post gate 's approach and stimulating a dew consideration of the epigraphical material. The identification of the parties involved in the contract and the recognition of their role, by means of the study of every single archive, represents the first step toward establishing the relevance of the various transactions and connecting them to an overall picture of socio-economic conditions . The task of tracing the context of the exchanges requires, on the other hand, meticulous comparisons and the compilation of a prosopography divided into sub-sectors. The present study is meant to be a preliminary contribution to the classification and arrangement of the data drawn from the various archives. The section of texts chosen for this first cataloguing isthat of the corn-loan documents. These texts differ from the silver loans (and may therefore be treated as a separate category) in two significant ways: a) they are linked with the seasonal and productive cycle, a fact which influences the date of issue and repayment, b) they refer to a circuit of utilization of a basic subsistence item, which constitutes a good starting point for the examination of relations between the. parties.

On the witnessing procedure in Neo-Assyrian legal documents

Analysis of the legal and juridical documents concerning the procedure of witnessing and of the r... moreAnalysis of the legal and juridical documents concerning the procedure of witnessing and of the relevance of this procedure in the society of Assyria during the IX-VII cent. B

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological investigations at Yassi-huyuk (Yozgat). The site of Yassi-huyuk within the overall picture of hittite geography

Archaeological investigations at Yassi-huyuk (Yozgat). The site of Yassi-huyuk within the overall picture of hittite geography

The article includes a general presentation of the results of the archaeological survey on the si... moreThe article includes a general presentation of the results of the archaeological survey on the site of Yassihuyok - Central Turkey by the three authors and a more specific analysis of the geographical data by S. de Martin

Mountain Routes in Assyrian Royal Inscriptions (Part.II)

the article proposes an analysis of the military itineraries tread by the Assyrian expansion duri... morethe article proposes an analysis of the military itineraries tread by the Assyrian expansion during the IX-VII cen. BC. main source are the royal inscriptions which are compared with archaeological evidence and other documents in the attempt of reconstructing the dynamics of imperial expansion and its ideological representatio

Analogie, metafore e similitudini nelle iscrizioni reali assire: semantica e ideologia

analisi delle metafore e similitudini nelle iscrizioni reali assir

Arbail(-)lāmur! (1) On the people of Arbela

Looking for threads of transmission and change in II millennium heroic narrative

The article examines the heroic narrative of the Old Babylonian period, and especially the tradit... moreThe article examines the heroic narrative of the Old Babylonian period, and especially the tradition of the kings of Akkad. These texts are compared with recently edited literary texts from Mari and from Assur. Similarities and changes are analyzed and the formation of a literary tradition in the scribal milieu, as well as its possible appreciation by military elites, evaluated

4 On the concept of “heroism” and the relation between king and hero in Mesopotamian ideology, see the articulated analysis of Lanfranchi, 2007. The scholar revises the develop- ment of the literary tradition concerning the kings of Akkad starting from the consideration that: “They appear as the main persons in literary compositions dealing with deep philo- sophical problems about royal behaviour, texts that are often designated as ‘legends’, but actually pertain the genre labelled as wisdom” (p. 20). > See Haul, 2009, chap. 5. development shows.’ A central topic of discussion is the category of fictionality and the relationship of legendary tales attributed to historical kings with royal inscriptions they and their successors wrote. The fact that fictional narratives were inscribed on stelae (nari) — or refer to inscriptions on stelae — has conditioned the discussion concerning the nature and function of the texts, which appear to be messages of moral and ideological value for a future audience. The content of this long and crucial discussion is here left in the background, also due to the fact that the use of the term nari over time seems to connote variously the texts it defines.” Taking advantage of its results, however, it seems useful to attempt a comprehen- sive view of a phase of literary elaboration in which the interaction of scribal competence and specific interests in the representation of power induced the re- interpretation of texts and motifs and produced variation and change. interpretation of texts and motifs and produced variation and change.

Simonetta Ponchia The two great themes that this group of texts elaborate are Sargon’s heroism anc conquests and the great revolt against Naram-Sin, likely as a reinterpretation o the kings’ own inscriptions and as a meditation on the fate of kingdoms and dy nasties which started during the Ur III period. This selection of events and th interest in their interpretation continued during the following centuries as illus trated by the paradigmatic value of Sargon’s heroism, as extolled in The King o battle — that has an el-Amarna version and later ones from Assur and Nineveh - and in Naram-Sin’s unfortunate vicissitudes narrated in the Cuthean Legend - which has later versions in Middle Babylonian, from Bogazk6y, and in Neo-As syrian and Neo-Babylonian periods.’

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La creazione dell'uomo nella mitologia mesopotamica

Presentazione delle fonti sumero-accadiche che narrano la creazione dell'uomo e interpretano ... morePresentazione delle fonti sumero-accadiche che narrano la creazione dell'uomo e interpretano il suo ruolo nel cosmo. L'articolo analizza e confronta i materiali pervenutici nell'ambito della tradizione religiosa e letteraria complessiva del mondo mesopotamic

Mesopotamia and the World: Interregional Interaction: response

The paper is written in response to the contributions presented in the section Mesopotamia and th... moreThe paper is written in response to the contributions presented in the section Mesopotamia and the World: Interregional Interaction of the Melammu 7 meeting. It examines various aspects of the relationships between the Mesopotamian world, especially Assyria, and other contexts both in time and space. It delvs mostly on the construction of the memory of the Mesopotamia empires in later sources, looking for their relationships with the events these documents refer to and with the shaping of a historical tradition that has surpassed Mesopotamian geographical and chronological borders

Gilgameš and Enkidu

Universal- und kulturhistorische Studien, 2019

The most famous Mesopotamian literary text, the Epic of Gilgames, is also the most extensive refl... moreThe most famous Mesopotamian literary text, the Epic of Gilgames, is also the most extensive reflection on human nature and mankind’s position in the cosmos, where it appears to occupy an intermediate stage between the divine and the natural, or ferine, worlds. Gilgames, as the son of a goddess and king of Uruk, clearly represents a link between mankind and the divine world, which in Mesopotamian ideology is the basis of kingship, an institution that comes from heaven. He was thus the result of a delicate blend, an alchemy combining god and man.

Communicational procedures and administrative structures in the Neo-Asssyrian empire

the article examines the channels and patterns of communication in the epistolary and official do... morethe article examines the channels and patterns of communication in the epistolary and official documents to reconstruct the implementation of administrative procedures in the neo-assyrian empir

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